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Due north: The Semiahmooo ooo Ravens’ atom A2 squad packed bags with ith some warm clothes this week, priorr to leaving for the Yukon – where, among ng other adventures, they’ll battle the elements ents in an outdoor game. i see page 29
20-foot fall after student told to get off the roof of Peace Arch Elementary
School district loses injuries appeal Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
The Surrey School District has lost an appeal of a B.C. Supreme Court decision that found it 75 per cent liable for injuries suffered by a Peace Arch Elementary student who fell from the school’s roof nearly seven years ago. In a decision posted online Monday, B.C. Court of Appeal judges upheld findings from earlier this year regarding negligence and that the school district was largely to blame.
“While the risk may have been equally obvious to the plaintiff and the defendant, it was open to the trial judge to find that the defendant, an institution charged with the care of children and obliged to take reasonable steps to ensure the safety of its premises, ought to have brought a greater degree of thought and care to the risk posed by children getting on the roof than did the children doing the climbing,” the Nov. 14 judgment states. The injured Grade 7 student was one of
two who had climbed onto the White Rock school’s roof via a cherry tree after classes on March 4, 2008. According to court documents, the 12-year-old fell approximately 20 feet during efforts to get down – efforts that followed a yelled order by the principal to do so. (The trial judge found the principal’s actions did not contribute to the boy’s injuries.) The boy landed in a gated cement stairwell, suffering “significant” injuries that kept him
in hospital for two weeks. In finding the district 75 per cent liable, the trial judge noted she was not persuaded by submissions the defendant could not have anticipated such an event. In the appeal, lawyers for the school district argued the trial judge erred in finding that “reasonable people foresee (that) children can and often do stupid things that are dangerous even when they know they should not.” i see page 4
Tradition stays afloat
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Grade 7 students Kyle Wilson (far right) and Marcus Wilson play their saxophones outside Cambridge Elementary, 6115 150 St., on Monday to raise money for cancer research, following the death of a classmate’s mother to the disease. Evan Seal photo
Handlen arrested in Surrey following deaths of preteen girls in 1975, 1978
Charges laid in decades-old murders Vikki Hopes Black Press
Garry Handlen in the 1970s
Police announced this week that a 67-year-old Ontario man has been charged with the murders of two young B.C. girls more than 30 years ago. At a news conference Monday, police said Garry Taylor Handlen was arrested last Friday in Surrey and charged with the first-degree murders of KathrynMary Herbert, 11, of Matsqui, in 1975 and Monica Jack, 12, of Merritt, in 1978.
Police released a photo of Handlen as he would have appeared at the time of the murders, and they are asking for the public’s help with additional information about Handlen or about the girls (1-877-543-4822). Kathryn-Mary Herbert was last seen in the area of Townline and Marshall roads on Sept. 24, 1975. She never returned home, and her partially decomposed body was found on Nov. 17 of that year under a sheet of plywood in an undevel-
oped area of the Matsqui First Nation. Her skull was fractured and her jaw was broken. Her underwear, shoes and socks were missing. The autopsy was not able to confirm whether she had been sexually assaulted. Monica Jack vanished on May 6, 1978 while riding her bike along Highway 5A just south of Quilchena. Her remains were found on nearby Swakum Mountain in June 1995. i see page 4
White Rock’s Polar Bear Swim – a decades-long New Year’s Day tradition that organizers last year said they could no longer continue – will be back for another dip. Semiahmoo Rotary representative Valerie Giles said last week that all five local local Rotary clubs – Peace Arch, Peninsula, Semiahmoo, South Surrey and White Rock – have committed to hosting the 45th annual swim, supported by RCM-SAR5 Crescent Beach, YWCA, Interact, Jimmy Flynn’s and the City of White Rock. It is to take place at noon Jan. 1, with participants to set out into the chilly waters from near the iconic white rock. “Rotary did not want this important community event to die after the Lions Club folded,” Rotary District 5050 assistant governor Linda Coyle states in an email. White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin, in Monday’s inaugural address, described the RCM-SAR5 unit as the organizing agency. Unit spokesman Dean Donnelly clarified to Peace Arch News that the crew and its senior leadership at the Semiahmoo Peninsula Marine Rescue Society are working with the city in partnership with Rotary to co-ordinate the operational and marketing plans, “and in doing so lay the groundwork out for the next decade.” i see page 4
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here will be an extremely core urban area of Vancouver, short honeymoon Burnaby and New Westminster. period for newly elected It didn’t help that the province mayors and councillors, had recently imposed although Surrey’s mayor the Millennium Line Frank Bucholtz and councillors may get on TransLink, which a bit of a break. was paying part of the The unhappiness with capital cost of that new elected officials will line which primarily come when hard-hit benefited Burnaby. taxpayers find out just The Millennium Line how much more of their was neatly designed to money mayors want to travel through NDPgo towards TransLink, to held ridings in New expand transit services Westminster, Burnaby over the next 10 years. and East Vancouver, While most people and its approval shoved favour improvements aside plans for other to transit, they want lines, such as the line someone else to pay for them. to Richmond (the Canada Line, There won’t be any happiness now built) and the Evergreen if a car tax is proposed. Nor Line, which is now being built. will there be a lot of cheering The car tax became such a for a higher provincial sales political football that no one tax, or other new taxes to fund wanted to touch it. The NDP an ambitious transit plan that government, facing a provincial mayors unveiled last spring. election, wouldn’t approve it The Mayors Council has – even though it had granted until Dec. 11 to come up with TransLink the power to impose the question for a TransLink it. The BC Liberals, smelling referendum, which will be held power, also decried it. in the spring. It will certainly TransLink has thus received involve new taxes, because most of its additional money current TransLink revenue is far since that time by raising short of paying for any of the property taxes, boosting the gas improvements the mayors are tax to 17 cents a litre and jacking calling for. up bus fares, which are among A car tax was part of the plan the most expensive in North to pay for TransLink when it America. was first set up in 1998. When It cannot expand services the TransLink board, which at without some new sources of that time was made up of elected revenue. However, reliance on officials, tried to proceed with the car tax is problematic, as it, it was met with howls of many areas of Metro Vancouver outrage from taxpayers. Many of are badly underserviced by them lived in areas like Surrey, transit, particularly communities Langley and Maple Ridge, where south of the Fraser, along with transit service was minimal Maple Ridge and Pitt Meadows. when compared to that in the Many suburban drivers ask why
they should pay a tax on cars they must own to get around. Meanwhile, Vancouver residents can easily do without cars, and in fact more and more of them are choosing to do just that. A boost to the provincial sales tax is fairer, and regional road tolling, which apparently requires years of study to implement, would also bring a muchneeded element of fairness to the transportation challenges which face everyone, whether they drive or use transit. Mayors were hoping for provincial carbon tax revenue, but that request was quickly denied by Transportation Minister Todd Stone. Indeed, the revenue from that tax is used to reduce other taxes such as income tax, so giving some of it to TransLink would mean boosting income taxes. Surrey council may escape some of the criticism that is sure to come when the new tax plans are announced, as new mayor Linda Hepner has said LRT will go ahead whether or not the referendum is approved. She is suggesting it could be funded through a P3 approach, with at least some of the construction paid for over the years through fares. It’s an ambitious promise, but there is no doubt that Surrey needs far more transit than it has today. Whether that will lead Surrey residents to approve new taxes in a referendum is an open question. Frank Bucholtz writes Thursdays for the Peace Arch News. He is the editor of the Langley Times.
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Mental capacity to form intent called into question in court
Driver admits to ramming police officers Sheila Reynolds Black Press
Surrey RCMP Const. Joseph Lau was having a late lunch at the Newton detachment when he heard the loud bang. He initially didn’t give it much thought as there was a garbage dumpster nearby that often made crashing sounds when it was emptied. Seconds later, however, a fellow police officer’s distressed voice came over his radio, saying he needed immediate assistance. Lau ran out of the building into the parking lot, where he saw smoke and a green Ford Explorer crashed into the side of a police cruiser, which had been pushed into a second police car. Lau was one of several witnesses who testified Tuesday at the trial of James Burton Weaver, who’s accused of ramming into the police cars in the parking lot near 72 Avenue and 137 Street in the afternoon of Jan. 27 of this year, injuring two RCMP officers.
A female officer was inside the struck cruiser, while a male officer was on foot and pinned between two police vehicles. Weaver, 47, faces two counts each of criminal negligence causing bodily harm and assault causing bodily harm. Lau said he saw a colleague trying, unsuccessfully, to get a female officer out of one of the police cruisers. But the car was pinned between two others leaving little room to open the door. Lau saw that the officer in the car was agitated, crying and in a “state of panic,” he told the Surrey Provincial Court judge. He got into the car, he testified, and concentrated on calming her down and securing her neck. Lau said it was then the female officer told him the driver of the Explorer “tried to kill me.” Weaver does not deny the incident, and in a statement agreed upon by Crown prosecutor Winston Sayson and defence David Albert, admits he drove his SUV into a parked police
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An SVU hit two police cars last January. cruiser that day, not only damaging two cars, but injuring two RCMP members. The issue before the court, said Sayson, is whether Weaver had the mental capacity to intentionally commit the offence. Weaver was uninjured in the crash. At the time, his girlfriend told the media Weaver had recently gone off medication he took for depression. Dark-haired with a goatee, and wearing an
orange prison-issue shirt and pants, Weaver listened to the testimony from the glass prisoner’s box. Civilian Adam Clark said before he went into Save-On Foods for work on the day of the crash, he saw a dark-coloured Explorer circle the parking lot at least twice. Then he heard an engine revving and looked up to see an SUV hit a police car. Joseph Szunyik was picking his wife up from work at about the same time when he saw a truck speeding through the Newton parking lot. “I was amazed at how fast he was going,” said Szunyik, who said he saw the truck fly over a speed bump before he heard a crash. Const. Lau said he helped transport Weaver to the main RCMP detachment following his arrest. When asked by Sayson, Lau said though quiet, Weaver was co-operative, able to answer basic questions, was walking normally and could dress himself. The trial is scheduled for five days.
Inaugural meeting
Baldwin sets six priorities Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
Bagpipes, red serge, a soprano and a prayer song highlighted White Rock council’s inaugural meeting Monday at the White Rock Community Centre. There was also an apology, as returning White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin launched his opening address with special mention to the past support of his spouse, Jane. After three years by his side during his first term as mayor, she “now has to do it for another four years.” “Sorry, dear,” the mayor told his wife. After thanking councillors who didn’t return to the fold – Al Campbell, who was defeated, and Louise Hutchinson, who retired – Baldwin outlined six council priorities for the years ahead: • a review of the Official Community Plan “to ensure speculation (around growth) is contained”; • the removal of dangerous goods from local train tracks; • finalize the purchase of the city’s water supply; • maintain White Rock’s “uniquely high level of public safety”; • continue to promote arts and culture; and • seek out new businesses to fill the city’s empty storefronts. Baldwin also “set the record straight” on the city’s financial situation, noting suggestions to the contrary during the run-up to the election. “White Rock is in excellent shape financially,” Baldwin said. “We are one of the few municipalities that has no debt whatsoever.” Acknowledging the city’s taxes are the fourth-highest in the
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Semiahmoo First Nation councillor Joanne Charles performs a prayer song at the first meeting of the new White Rock council. At left, Mayor Wayne Baldwin applauds following Coun. Grant Meyer’s oath of office.
region, Baldwin said that comes from having a small tax base and a desire to maintain its no-call-toosmall emergency response. It is not a result of overspending, he said. “Any thought that we’re in dire financial straits is totally without merit,” he said. Baldwin described the new council – comprising incumbents Helen Fathers, Grant Meyer and Bill Lawrence, returning-councillor Lynne Sinclair and newcomers David Chesney and Megan Knight
– as one he believes “will be able to work cohesively and constructively.” Debate will be encouraged, he said, but “once the vote is done, it must be recognized that a decision of council has been made and we must go with it.” “I have every reason to believe that this will be a productive, progressive four years for us.” Council members cast their first votes Monday, to approve the deputy-mayor rotation; committee appointments to the Fraser Valley Regional Library Board (Fathers, with Knight as alternate), the TransLink Mayors’ Council (Baldwin, with Meyer as alternate); and the Metro Vancouver board of directors. Alternates for the latter are White Rock Coalition members: Meyer (2015), Lawrence (2016), Sinclair (2017) and Knight (2018).
Watts’ last stand as mayor In her final act as mayor of Surrey, Dianne Watts asked city staff to plant more significant trees in public spaces. “It’s always been my pet peeve when we take down evergreens and put up stick trees,” Watts said last week, prior to council passing her motion Monday. “I’ve continually harped on this issue, so one of the last motions I will make is to reverse that trend and ensure there’s a combination of maple trees and evergreens.” She said it’s a missed opportunity not to plant large trees. “It’s us (the city) as well – you look in the medians or the boulevards, you’ve got all the stick trees,” Watts said. “Plant some evergreens.” Dianne Watts Another order of business Watts wanted to take Surrey mayor care of was the renaming of a Cloverdale Heritage Square to Veterans’ Square. “It needs to be done,” Watts said. “For some reason there’s been pushback on that, but it’s going to be named Veterans’ Square.” Surrey’s incoming council – headed by mayor-elect Linda Hepner – is to be inaugerated next week. Watts will then focus on her federal campaign to represent the Conservatives in the new South Surrey-White Rock riding.
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12-year-old expected to err: court i from page 1 They argued the statement describes “a standard of care amounting to perfection in assessing whether the school board met its duty of care as an occupier.” The lawyers also argued that the trial judge misapprehended evidence regarding prior incidents of young persons accessing the roof and the school board’s knowledge of young people climbing trees to access the roof.
But appeal judges disagreed. “The school board was aware of a risk and took some steps to reduce it… I would not interfere with the trial judge’s conclusion that the school, by failing to deal with that evident risk, failed to discharge the obligation it owed” to ensure those on the premises would be “reasonably safe” in using them. The lawyers also argued that the student was well aware of the
fall risk. However, appeal judges suggested the district over-estimated the boy’s judgment. It “was an error made by a 12-year-old boy,” the decision states. “His fault… was precisely the type of misjudgment to be expected of a boy this age.” School district spokesman Doug Strachan said Wednesday that court proceedings with regards to damages are ongoing.
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i from page 1 women cases – of females last seen within a mile of highways 16, 97 and 5 in B.C. Bobby Police at the news conference in SurJack Fowler was named as a suspect in three rey said the accused was recently living in cases – called the Highway of Tears murders Ontario, but was a resident of the Lower – and died in a U.S. prison in 2012. Most of Mainland and travelled extensively around the other cases remain unsolved. B.C. and Alberta at the time of the murders. Kathryn-Mary’s murder was turned over Police said Handlen was a “person of in 2005 to the Provincial Unsolved Homiinterest” early in the investigation, but it cide Unit. has taken this long to gather evidence to Deputy Chief Rick Lucy told the news consupport first-degree murder charges. Kathryn-Mary Herbert ference the death was “heinous and horrific.” They confirmed he had a criminal record, “It deeply impacted citizens and investialthough they wouldn’t expand further on gators alike, but obviously was most devashis background or on the evidence that tating to family and friends,” he said. led investigators to him. An old newsBoth mothers spoke Monday, thanking paper article indicates that Handlen was investigators for their perseverance. sentenced to 5½ years in jail in November Monica’s mom, Madeline Lanaro, said she 1971 for raping an 18-year-old woman in was relieved someone had been charged. Comox on Vancouver Island. She described her daughter as a beautiful Other articles detail the trial and sentenclittle girl who was always happy and had a ing of Handlen in 1979 for the rape of a “tingly laugh.” 21-year-old Quebec woman the year before. Monica Jack Shari Greer – who Lucy said challenged Sentencing him to 18 years in prison, the police and “relentlessly pursued justice for judge declared him a “menace to society” and said his record of sexual offences was appalling. her daughter” – said Kathryn-Mary was “loving, Police this week did not say what Handlen was kind and compassionate” and had been deprived of doing in Surrey at the time of arrest. RCMP Supt. the many dreams she had wanted to achieve. “These two little girls – Monica and KathrynWard Lymburner said the homicide investigations Mary – made a difference in this world while they involved numerous police agencies over the years. Monica’s murder became part of the Project were here,” Greer said. Handlen, who remains in custody, is to appear E-PANA investigation in 2007 looking into 18 unsolved cases – 13 homicides and five missing- Monday in Abbotsford provincial court.
New life for the Polar Bear Swim i from page 1 This time last year, there were fears that the 2014 dip would be the city’s last, due to a decline in volunteers, the aging membership of the organizing Peace Arch Monarch Lions Club and the death the year before of
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New publisher to lead the Peace Arch News Alex Browne
in initiatives in South Surrey and White Rock, in the strong Peace Arch News has a new tradition of her predecessors leader this week, following and the continuing Friday’s retirement of commitment of publisher Rita Walters. Black Press to the Mary Kemmis has been communities it serves. publisher of the Black “I know I have Press sister-paper, the some big shoes to Richmond Review, for the fill,” she said, noting past eight years. contributions made An area resident, by Walters, PAN’s Kemmis is no stranger former ad manager to PAN’s readership area who succeeded the ❝Our aim is late Linda Klitch as on and surrounding the Semiahmoo Peninsula. to reflect the publisher in 2011. “I love this area – I love “Rita made her mark community the community feel of it,” in this community and our she said, adding that she the last 23 years readership in and her family have close and I’m cognizant of in all our friends here and shop in her legacy. I’m also stories and well aware of what the area. Deeply involved in pictures...❞ Linda brought to the the social fabric of newspaper and how Mary Kemmis Richmond – she is publisher she moved it forward current president of – I’m honoured to be Volunteer Richmond in the company of such Information Services, a director accomplished women.” of the Richmond Chamber of Kemmis and her husband, Mel Commerce and has also served – a radio consultant – have two on the board of Gateway Theatre children. and the Richmond Christmas Their daughter, Jaime, 23, is Fund – Kemmis looks forward a sales consultant at the Maple to a similar level of involvement Ridge News, while their son, Staff Reporter
Jackson, 17, is currently in Grade 12. Born in Smithers, Kemmis grew up on her family’s farm and still returns regularly to visit family members, who continue to be involved in farming there. For Black Press, she has also served as publisher of the South Delta Leader and the Bowen Island Undercurrent, and has also worked in media as far afield as Cranbrook, Banff, Alta. and Mississauga, Ont. While she has an extensive background in newspaper and radio sales and management – she was only 23 when she first became a publisher at the now-defunct Ladner Tsawwassen Review – she also notes that she originally came to the newspaper business as a reporter, as a graduate of Langara’s journalism program. “It gave me a real appreciation of our reader base, and how important our content is to our success,” she said. “All our content is important to readers. Our aim is to reflect the community and our readership in all our stories and pictures – and our ads are also our news.”
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awyers acting on behalf of the federal government this week are arguing in B.C.’s Supreme Court that Canada has no covenant with its military veterans, and that any promises made to them can be adjusted at will by elected representatives. This is the government’s line of defence against a class-action suit being pursued by the White Rock-based Equitas Society on behalf of disabled veterans. The society has long argued – with supporting evidence of those struggling with lingering physical and mental injuries – that the government’s policy of lump-sum payments to wounded veterans is paltry compensation indeed for those willing to sacrifice their lives for the principles we hold dear. No matter what one believes about a suitable level of compensation for veterans – which is a matter for our lawmakers – to argue flatly that Canada has no covenant with its sons and daughters in the military is shocking, both in its moral insensitivity and sheer lack of political astuteness. It goes against what every Canadian has been raised to believe. Many times we have been reminded by our politicians that we owe our veterans a debt that can never be repaid. Yet, some are tacitly supporting dishonourable measures that seek, by legal maneuvers, to devalue and dismiss that service. At the heart and core of what it means to be a Canadian are principles of service and sacrifice, particularly in dark days when peace and democracy are threatened. Many lay down their lives in that conflict, while others endure wounds both seen and unseen for the rest of their days. It is their service that we honour every November at cenotaphs across this land, along with poppy-sporting politicians who are swift to lay wreaths and spout platitudes. Our representatives should remember the words of then-prime minister Sir Robert Borden to Canadian troops preparing to go into battle at Vimy Ridge in 1917: “You can go into this action feeling assured of this, and as the head of the government I give you this assurance, that you need have no fear that the government and the country will fail to show just appreciation of your service to the country in what you are about to-do and what you have already done…no man, whether he goes back or whether he remains in Flanders, will have just cause to reproach the government for having broken faith with the men who won and the men who died.”
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here comes a time in your life, them in the garage while indulging in and in this instance it appears my (so far not) life-shortening habit once a year, when you are of smoking, while enjoying that cup of challenged with the request, “What do coffee. you want for your birthday?” and you When time came for a second dose of have no answer. caffeine, I also gathered up my In my case, I’ve had so many phone to check for incoming Mark Rushton of them and, through those messages, and there was years have accumulated so revealed – like it or not – the much stuff, that I don’t need incredible reach of social media. anything else – unless, of My inbox was filled with course, it is very expensive, in messages, postings on most respects frivolous, and way Facebook regarding my annual out of the budgetary constraints recognition of birth, from many of anyone interested enough to of my friends, far and wide. consider buying me a gift in the Obviously in this world of first place. instant information, very little So it was last month during goes unnoticed. the gift suggestion phase. All Those kind words from many I really want on my annual friends, relatives and others recognition of growing older is were as good a gift as I could to be fit and able to experience ever want or ask for. My only another, 12 months hence, and question is, what were you all doing on preferably a few more following that. Facebook so early in the morning? On my birthday itself, after stumbling Prior to social media, everyone read downstairs for my first cup of coffee, I newspapers or switched on the radio or found myself smiling at the handwritten TV to find out what was going on. “Happy Birthday Mark” note, which had Today, of course, most information been placed before the coffee machine. is gathered through social media: Then my morning routine kicked in: Facebook, Twitter, Instagram among I let the dog out, retrieved my daily them. Which, amazingly, does provide newspapers from the box, and read a vast amount of interesting and usually
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entertaining stuff. But in many ways it is like cocktail party chitchat – quick and brief, a wink and a nudge, then move on. There is little that is in-depth, and nothing more than a quote or two (or YouTube video link) about the topic de jour. Then again, perhaps that is what “social” media is all about – simply being in contact, on an almost instantaneous basis, with friends, sharing what makes you smile, “liking” what they do, say or share, and maintaining a face of friendship on your phone or computer. In the old days, someone moved away and I lost touch. Today I can follow, through Facebook, a friend’s transition from grieving spouse to a new life as a first responder; see, through posted photos, her daughter grow up; share with an old friend his journey from advertising sales to the ministry. And from my end, those who are “friends” on Facebook can personally enjoy, or suffer, my occasional posts or pictures. So thank you, my many friends – online and off – for giving me a birthday gift that can’t and won’t ever be bought in stores or online – continued friendship, often from a distance that only the Internet can bridge, and your genuine best wishes. They are beyond gifts, and I am grateful. Mark Rushton writes for the Abbotsford News, sister paper to the Peace Arch News.
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Far better we plant trees Editor: Re: Respect our tree bylaws, Nov. 27 letters. I came to live in South Surrey in 1968 – 46 years ago – and with my family lived in an old, small hut on a quiet “backwater” called Semiahmoo Trail. It was heaven. Since that time, residents prevented onetime mayor Bill Vander Zalm from building a quasi Californian town to house 40,000 in South Surrey, and we also prevented a natural-gas storage facility from being constructed on Sunnyside Acres. Having worked hard to keep our quiet, forested haven has not prevented the construction of vast housing developments around the 18, 20 and 22 avenues, and wood has even been used to build houses. We all came from somewhere to find our enchanted land, whether that was the large acreages, the small holding, the 6.7 acres (in my case) or the home on the hill. We should all be the last to complain of trees being cut; far better that we begin to plant trees on our own property. Des Risdon, Surrey
Euphoric response Editor: “Amaze of amaze” – to quote poet Sylvia Plath – best describes my feelings as I witnessed the euphoric images of some of our politicians, particularly our newly elected mayor, shown upon receiving the results of the Nov. 15 civic election. The position of mayor, in a huge municipality like Surrey, is a very serious, responsible and demanding one. Euphoria? Hmmm… wonder! Gerry O’Keefe, Surrey
Referendum smarts Editor: What gall. Former provincial transportation minister Kevin Falcon, a major cause of TransLink’s funding situation, is concerned about the referendum delay (Falcon backs transit growth, Nov. 11). One of the daft promises from the Clark election campaign, along with the mythical “prosperity fund,” was a transit referendum. But nobody can figure out the question, so I will give it a try. The best method is to use the referendum to give the ‘smart ones’ an acceptable direction and let them figure out the details. So my proposed transit ballot would look like this: Should TransLink have anything to do with public transit – yes or no?
If you check “no,” close your ballot and deposit it in the ballot box. If you check “yes,” continue: Preferred funding options, check as many as you wish, yes or no. Should we stick it to: 1) Drivers who try to use their cars less? 2) Transit users? 3) Homeowners? 4) People who drive the farthest each year? 5) Business owners? 6) Parking lot owners? Other funding possibilities, yes
or no: a) Should we put “Falcon’s Folly” – Golden Ears Bridge – back onto the provincial books, relieving TransLink of the $5 million per month in payments? b) Should we charge all costs of the Evergreen Line directly to the people responsible, the developers and property owners, who caused all that urban sprawl up the mountains of Coquitlam? c) Should a future Broadway subway line be put under the lane between Broadway and 10th
Avenue instead of the huge cost of ripping up Broadway? d) Can you think of another set of undiscovered taxpayers that do not already have several government tax siphons stuck into their bodies? If so, write it here __. Some notes: “No” on item one precludes pervehicle levies. “Yes” on item four allows more tolls and increases in fuel taxes and/ or per annual kilometre charges and congestion fees. Robert McCroskey, Surrey
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Unrestrained urbanization, without due consideration of the environment, usually leads to lower quality of life and higher costs for the government in the long run.a Alisa P. Ramakrishnan
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About 150 attended an open house hosted by the City of Surrey last year to discuss one area of Grandview Heights.
We need to guide city’s growth Editor: I am concerned that proposed developments in the area of 28 Avenue/164 Street are extending the urban boundaries in Grandview Heights unnecessarily. My concerns include: 1. Are official community plans (OCPs) that easily sidestepped? If so, what is their purpose? I can only think that they are there to placate the public and blind them to the real plans the city might have. Such plans may well be against the wishes of the public. 2. Do the mayor and council see an urgent need for even more high-density urbanization than is already planned in Grandview Heights? I thought the idea behind planning high-density urbanization near highways was to protect the environment around those areas, allowing trees and green space to thrive near the high-density areas. 3. It appears to me that infrastructure is not keeping pace with development within approved neighbourhood concept plans (NCPs). a. The newly built Sunnyside Elementary is already at capacity, and the majority of people moving into these new urban developments are people with young families. What happens with their children? b. Hospitals are notoriously crowded and underfunded. After researching health care in South Surrey, my family and I decided it was actually faster and safer for us to travel to Vancouver for health care. It seems strange to me to promise people resources by building residences for them and making them pay taxes, but then to not provide those resources. c. Perhaps I am misinformed, but crime seemed to be a big issue in the last election. High-density urban areas have a lot more crime than rural areas. Perhaps the police force and city ordinances should be altered enough to be able to deal with the problems we already see, before sacrificing beautiful suburban/ rural lots, with trees and low impact on the city’s infrastructure, to increase density still further. d. I recently ran a quick analysis of how much untreated water is entering Surrey’s streams because of increased roads and no road runoff mediation. In a mere 500-
metre square block, one million litres of road runoff will enter nearby streams and rivers in a single day. Unrestrained urbanization, without due consideration of the environment, usually leads to lower quality of life and higher costs for the government in the long run. In short, let’s use the opportunity to urbanize greenfield areas to make a model city, not one where people will regret investing their money in property. Alisa P. Ramakrishnan, Surrey Q On Sept. 8, I attended a public hearing at Surrey City Hall for a proposed subdivision from an area where there was no Neighbourhood Concept Plan in place. The corporate report prepared as part of the process specifically cautioned council that Surrey’s Official Community Plan requires an NCP before approval in order to avoid potential problems with infrastructure, engineering, transitions between land uses and a host of other issues, not the least of which is lack of public consultation. It further stated that: “The NCP process was developed as a result of the problems that the city experienced in relation to allowing development to occur in the absence of a proper holistic plan.” When a concerned taxpayer asked why this development could possibly proceed when the NCP for West Clayton – which hadn’t reached Stage 2 completion – isn’t in place yet, Mayor Dianne Watts interjected that all applications have to wait, and that the policy has been in place since the NCP process began in the 1980s: “There’s no application that will come before council in Stage 1 that will get approved. It will not happen; it cannot happen; it has never happened.” Perhaps Watts had forgotten the fact that she and her Surrey First council approved a 36-lot subdivision in our peaceful suburban Grandview Heights neighbourhood last June 23, despite the fact that there is no NCP in place for our area. This decision was overwhelmingly opposed by area homeowners. We haven’t forgotten. Gary Cameron, Surrey
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Work to fill in a gap in hand railing that runs along White Rock’s East Beach train tracks got underway last week with the pouring of concrete footings. Director of engineering Greg St. Louis said Friday that once finished, the black railing will be unbroken for the entire East Beach stretch of the promenade. As well, it will have wire mesh added, to deter people from climbing through the rails to either access or leave the waterfront. “We’ve had issues with kids climbing up on the rocks and sitting on the tracks in the summer,” St. Louis said. The request for proposals went out in August. Cost of the work
is “less than $50,000,” and it is expected complete before the end of December, he said. It is part of ongoing efforts to address rail-safety concerns along the waterfront that were brought into focus following the July 2013 Lac Mégantic derailment and the death days later of a jogger who struck by a train on East Beach. The latter in particular prompted Transport Canada to order changes, including an increase in train whistling. Other steps already taken include the addition of chainlink fencing along Bayview Park in West Beach, the installation of bollards at the West Beach boat launch – to deter people from parking vehicles on the tracks – and the closing of gaps in the
West Beach hand railing. Meshing is expected to eventually also stretch along hand railing west of the pier, however, that work is dependent on re-establishing two at-grade pedestrian crossings at West Beach. St. Louis said the city is currently negotiating with railway owner BNSF on an agreement to do just that. A engineering contract for the design has already been awarded, he said. “Burlington’s agreed with the city to allow us to put in the two crossings,” St. Louis said. “We’re hoping our design will be in by the end of the year.” The design will need to be approved by BNSF before any work can proceed.
Arrest made in connection to car thefts A man suspected in a recent spree of vehicle thefts and residential break-ins in Cloverdale and South Surrey is to appear in court this week on 21 charges. Surrey RCMP announced Wednesday that a “prolific thief ” was arrested by the Auto Crime and Property Crime Target Team on Nov. 26 in the 9600-block of 192 St., following a brief foot pursuit. Charges were laid in connection with crimes committed Nov.
24-26, and include five counts of theft under $5,000, four counts of break-and-enter with intent, two counts of wilfully resisting or obstructing a peace officer and possession of stolen property under $5,000. Despite the arrest, police are urging the public to remain vigilant in securing their homes and vehicles. “At this time of year, thieves become bolder knowing that some residents are making larger
purchases for the holidays,” Cpl. Bert Paquet said in a news release. “Reduce your chances of becoming a victim by removing all valuables and shopping bags from your vehicle, locking and latching all doors and windows of your home and leaving a light on when you are not at home.” Surrey resident Curtis Anderson, 22, is in custody and was to appear in Surrey Provincial Court today (Dec. 4).
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Storytime with Santa Eire-Rose Jordan, 3, snags a coveted spot on Santa’s lap during Semiahmoo Shopping Centre’s Pajama Storytime Nov. 27. There is another storytime set for Dec. 11 at Semiahmoo at 7 p.m. The shopping centre also offers Christmas Storytime at 10 a.m. on Dec. 8 and Dec. 15. Children who attend receive free reindeer antlers and a Santa wish list. Contributed photo
Businesses provided with decorations to jump-start holiday spirit
White Rock BIA helps light up city Alex Browne Staff Reporter
White Rock businesses are getting lit up – with a little help from the city’s BIA. The White Rock BIA has provided more than 300 businesses with 35-foot strings of LED lights as a way to jumpstart their own Christmas decoration efforts. An added incentive is the organization’s Christmas decorating contest for businesses – deadline for entries Friday, Dec. 12 at 4:30 p.m. – in which the winner judged as having the best decorated storefront will receive a trip for two to Whistler. BIA executive director Douglas Smith said the light strings are courtesy of the organization and provided by Star Illumination, which already works with a number of BIAs around the Lower Mainland. The company has been commissioned to do some sizable installations in the uptown area this year, he said – including decorating trees adjacent to the Five Corners Café and Laura’s Coffee Corner and the clock tower and a tree next to
the Buy-Low Foods parking lot on Johnston Road. Smith said the idea of giving businesses the LED lights came up at a BIA board meeting. “Last year we started the decorating contest, but we decided we can’t ask businesses to spend a lot of money on decorating,” Smith said. “This year we decided, as a kind of starter, let’s give every business a string of lights.” Smith said this year’s Christmas lighting program is part of a much larger lighting project, for which the BIA hopes to receive support from the City of White Rock. “We’ve been in close contact with the city in terms of establishing a longer-range plan for seasonal lighting, as part of the city’s beautification and enhancement program,” he said. “The idea is to have a five-year seasonal lighting plan – that way at the end of five years you have something substantial, rather than doing things piecemeal, which never really achieves anything.” Smith noted that lighting can be much more significant to a
community than providing a pretty glow to the streets in December. “Ladysmith on Vancouver Island has built itself up as a Christmas lights capital and gets a lot of visitors – it can have a very positive effect from an economic development standpoint.” And Smith said lighting doesn’t have to be exclusively a December feature. “If we’re doing installations, we don’t want them to be just for Christmas – we’d like to have lights all year round,” he said. “We could have starfish, or sand dollars or seahorses – effects that could be put in for different seasons, which would reflect a sea-side community.” Smith suggested that if the BIA invested $25,000 and the city contributed $20,000 to a long-term lighting project, the effects could be significant. “If we’re going to do something, let’s do it really, really well,” he said. “Something well-planned, wellexecuted and properly funded will have a real impact.”
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Furniture and home decor store Urban Barn has launched its third annual Blanket the Country in Warmth campaign. Last month, the company – which has a location in South Surrey, at 15045 32 Ave. – began collecting Contributed photo donations for homeless City Centre One has won two building awards. shelters. division, Re/Max For every $5 donation, received the nod for Judges’ Choice Best Commercial, Fortis Urban Barn will donate BC and the Business a new fleece blanket to a Overall Entry and the excellence award in Examiner recognize local shelter. the office the best commercial In Surrey, category at and industrial building Langley and the fourth throughout the region. Abbotsford, annual the initiative awards, will support held Nov. Gateway editorial@peacearchnews.com 13 at the Shelter. Sheraton Last year, Vancouver Guildford Urban Barn donated Hotel. 10,000 blankets to the Also recognized cause and this year were the South Surrey is aiming to donate Recreation Centre 12,000. (best in the community The campaign runs recreation category), until Dec. 14. Breeze of South Surrey For more, visit www. (best in the multiblanketthecountry.com family category) and Building awards Surrey’s new City Hall and Civic Centre Surrey’s City Centre (best in community One development has institutional). taken two top awards The awards, sponsored in the Fraser Valley by the Surrey Board Commercial Building of Trade, the Fraser Awards. Valley Real Estate City Centre One Board commercial
White Rock’s Essence of L Medi-Spa is hosting a holiday open house on Saturday, Dec. 6. Owner Leah LaVanway said The Radiant Holiday Social will take place in her home-based spa, at 1170 Dolphin St., from noon to 4 p.m. Highlights are to include vintage clothing accessories; and a holistic nutritionist will share healthy holiday treats and cooking tips. LaVanway, who is a certified medical esthetician, asks that
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Job program A White Rock/South Surrey job program for people who are unemployed and not collecting employment insurance benefits starts Jan. 12. Offered by Progressive Intercultural Community Services (PICS) Society, the Job Options BC program
offers four to six weeks of facilitated group work (with training allowances) followed by up to 10 weeks of work experience options. For eligibility, call PICS at 604-531-8299 or email dannypendhall@pics. bc.ca
Good Grief Planning for death – whether attending to details for one’s own eventual demise or arranging a funeral for a loved one – is a task that can be stressful. Walt Johanson, a retired clergyman and
Peninsula resident, aims to change that with his new company, Good Grief. With more than 30 years of grief counselling experience, Johanson began offering informal funeralplanning support last summer. “The most vulnerable consumer is a funeral consumer who is already dealing with his grief. He is genuinely thankful to the person who charges up to twice as much as needed for a funeral service,� he said. Visit http://goodgrief. community
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All That Sparkles This Christmas!
Santa visits White Rock firefighters are gearing up to host their annual Breakfast with Santa. Set for Dec. 6 at the 15315 Pacific Ave. hall, the event is a fundraiser that supports local charities and the B.C. Professional Fire Fighters Burn Fund. Pancakes, bacon and sausage are on the menu, and Santa will be dropping by to hear Christmas wishes and pose for photos. The breakfast will be served from 8 a.m. to noon. Cost is $5 for adults and $3 for children.
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Votes needed The White Rock Youth Collective once again needs Contributed photo community support – and votes Pets of all shapes and sizes can get a photo with Santa Claus. – in order to secure a win in the Aviva Community Fund at Hillcrest Village Mall (18600on Dec. 6 or 7 between 11 a.m. Competition. block of Fraser Hwy.) to collect and 4 p.m. for pet pictures with The group is looking to win donations in support of the Santa by donation. $100,000 for a Cloverdale Christmas Hamper The photos will be safe and sober Program. professionally done. youth space on “We hope that, with the Money raised will go the Peninsula. generous support of Surrey toward the care and Currently in feeding of rescued exotic citizens, we can pack our police the semi-finals, cars full of food and gifts to animals. editorial@peacearchnews.com the group ensure that local families in For more information, can be voted need can have a happy holiday email info@urbansafari. for until Dec. 10 at www. season,” Cpl. Bert Paquet said in ca, call 604 531-1100 or visit avivacommunityfund.org/ideas/ a statement. www.urbansafari.ca acf19614 Suggested food donations include canned vegetables and Pack the car fruit, soup, crackers, snacks, Pet photos Surrey RCMP is once again canned meat/fish, pasta and Santa’s coming to Urban Safari inviting the community to “Pack rice. Other items needed include Rescue Society. Bring your the Police Car.” grocery gift cards, toiletries, furry, scaly, fuzzy, large or small From 1-7 p.m. Friday (Dec. 5), new winter accessories and new, animal friend to 1395 176 St. officers and volunteers will be unwrapped toys and gifts.
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Annual Pay Parking Decals It’s that time of year again! 2015 pay parking decals are available for sale. The decal cost is $40 plus GST. Parking decals expire December 31, 2014. Vehicles with expired decals will be ticketed as of 1 January. To qualify for a pay parking decal you must be a resident of the City of White Rock. Please provide: • A valid driver’s licence with your White Rock address. • Your current valid owner’s certificate of insurance (ICBC) and vehicle licence showing the same address as your driver’s licence (White Rock address). Pay parking decals can be purchased at these customer service locations: • City Hall – 15322 Buena Vista Avenue (Closed from December 25 to January 4. Reopens January 5, 2015.) • White Rock Community Centre – 15154 Russell Avenue (Open until 6 pm Monday - Thursday to December 18 ; Open Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dec 6, 13 , & Jan 3) Please see holiday hours to the right. • Centennial Park Leisure Centre – 14600 North Bluff Road Please see holiday hours to the right. • Kent Street Activity Centre – 1475 Kent Street (Open Saturday, 9 a.m. – 1 p.m. Dec 6 & 13) Please see holiday hours to the right.
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Holiday hours at City Facilities City Hall City Hall is closed 25 December to 2 January. Regular working hours resume 5 January. Operations Operations is closed 25, 26 December and 1 January for the statutory holidays. Otherwise it is open regular working hours. Leisure Service Facilities Centennial Leisure Centre, Kent Street Activity Centre, White Rock Community Centre • 20 and 21 December • 22 - 24 December • 25 - 28 December • 29 - 31 December • 1 January • 2 January • 3 January • 4 January
Closed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Closed 8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m. - Community Centre only Closed
Regular operating hours return on Monday 5 January. Please note that the Centennial Arena will be open different hours to accommodate the skating program.
Veterans - Parking is free for up to four hours in the City of White Rock for all vehicles with veteran licence plates—no parking decal is required! For more parking information, call Parking Services at 604.541.2148.
Waterfront Dispensers The City will install new parking dispensers along the waterfront from 2 December. Disruption will be minimal, as the dispensers will be replaced one at a time. It will take approximately two weeks. Individuals working on the dispensers will direct any user to the closest parking meter or to pay-by-phone. We apologize for the inconvenience.
Be a Good Neighbour - Clear Ice and Snow from your Property Register Now for Winter Programs Consider clearing a neighbour’s sidewalks when you do your own. Clearing snow and ice from sidewalks can be a difficult task for our senior residents, or those with limited mobility. You can be a good neighbor and lend a helping hand to neighbours that may need assistance clearing snow and ice from sidewalks. Your efforts will help create a safer community for everyone, great exercise and will help people meet their responsibility to remove ice and snow from their sidewalks by 10:00 a.m.
Other tips during Snowfall Residents are also being asked to keep parked cars off roads whenever possible during snow storms and to avoid shoveling snow back onto the roads. Please help us by clearing any drains adjacent to your property, especially during melting conditions. Blocked catch basins may result in excess water along the road area, which can become dangerous if it subsequently freezes. Blocked catch basins may result in flooding of adjacent properties depending on the extent of the blockage and the amount of melting snow.
View the recreation guide online or pick up a copy from: • White Rock Community Centre, 15154 Russell Avenue • Centennial Arena, 14600 North Bluff Road • Kent Street Activity Centre, 1475 Kent Street • Centre for Active Living, 1475 Anderson Street (next door to Centennial Arena) www.whiterockcity.ca/register Registration 604.541.2199
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Sources will be displaying 17 locally sponsored and decorated trees for its third annual holiday fundraiser, Season of Trees, until Dec. 10. The trees – on display at the Sheraton Guildford Hotel – will then be auctioned off at the reception on Dec. 10, with funds benefiting the organization’s early childhood education program. Last year, the program helped more than 1,300 clients. There are a number of creative themes for the trees, including O Canada and even Halloween. The reception will also feature food, live music and speeches from Sources CEO and event organizers.
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Surrey SFU student cited A Surrey history major has been named Simon Fraser University’s 2014 Entrepreneur of the Year. Fourth-year student Nikki Layson won the distinction for his role as part of a collaborative team behind Urinary Metabolite Indicator (UMI), a device that uses metabolites found in the body to help prevent muscle injury. The UMI team, whose members are from across Canada – B.C., Alberta, Nunavut and Ontario –came together at the June 2014 U.S. Embassy Startup Weekend. “After 56 hours of working together over the weekend, we turned an idea into a viable business,” Layson said in a news release. A research team at the University of Alberta and the National High Field Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Centre (NANUC) is developing UMI’s technology. Layson’s role is to market its potential. The group’s goal is to design a test to allow both professional and amateur athletes to remain at their peak level of performance, and limit injuries associated with training.
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Nikki Layson was recognized. Layson was one of 10 young SFU entrepreneurs who pitched their business concepts earlier this month in a Dragon’s Denstyle competition, presented by the SFU Entrepreneur of the Year initiative, an Enactus SFU signature programs. (Enactus SFU is a student-led social entrepreneurship organization.) Four of the 10 were chosen as semi-finalists for the final round of competition, held Nov. 22 at the SFU Surrey campus. Others finalists include second-
place finisher BuzzIt, a hyperlocal messaging app; the People’s Choice winner Gorshee Academy, a tutoring service for students in China; and Lighting Geek Entertainment, an e-commerce business specializing in entertainment lighting products. Layson netted $2,500 for his business from event sponsor GradusOne, while Buzzit and Gorshee Academy received $1,000 and $500 respectively, sponsored by SFU’s Beedie School of Business. UMI also received the Tech Entrepreneurship Award from the B.C. Innovation Council. Layson, a Surrey resident, admits the award is an unusual honour for someone specializing in 20th century history. “My journey into entrepreneurship started that weekend and has since turned into a passion in life to be a change-maker,” he said. The UMI team includes Layson, along with: Dr. Chris Skappak from the University of Calgary, Charlotte Chan from the University of Waterloo, Randeep Dhesi from BCIT, Lavinia Gordon from Nunavut Arctic College and Joel Musambi from Spring Arbor University in Michigan.
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Current air-quality guidelines for sulphur dioxide pollution levels in the Lower Mainland may be too low to adequately protect human health, according to a Metro Vancouver report. The regional district, which regulates air quality within Metro and the Fraser Valley, is proposing to slash the maximum acceptable level of the pollutant from 174 parts per billion (ppb) to the same 75 ppb limit adopted in the U.S. in 2010. Exposure to high levels of sulphur dioxide can aggravate asthma and other respiratory problems. The report says Metro’s existing maximum targets for sulphur dioxide are
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If the lower 75 ppb limit had been in place there would have been 17 exceedances in 2013 – 15 at Capitol Hill and two in Port Moody. The maximum ambient air quality level for a pollutant like sulphur dioxide isn’t directly enforceable, nor does Metro issue tickets to ships when levels around Burrard Inlet get too high. But excessive emissions traced to a specific regulated point source can prompt Metro to give the emitter a pollution abatement order to force it to get back in compliance with its permit, said Ray Robb, Metro’s environmental regulation division manager. Metro officials say a new lower target is achievable. An ongoing shift to
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If you love the sound of a crooner swaying the crowd in front of a full-sized swinging big band, look no further than the Coast Capital Playhouse for two nights of concerts next week guaranteed to have feet tapping and fingers popping. Semiahmoo Secondary band program director Dagan Lowe wants Christmas at the Coast (Dec. 8 and 9) to raise the bar for local music events – and establish
a solid reputation as “White Rock’s premier Christmas event.” And he’s got three bands’ worth of musicians ready to come on like gangbusters to prove the point – and show the public all the excitement an 18-piece jazz ensemble, rather than electronica and a stack of speakers, can generate. Presented by the Semiahmoo Music Society, with all proceeds benefiting the Semiahmoo Secondary music program, the show will feature dynamic
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vocalist Phil Vanderveen and the Vancouver Groove Orchestra (in which Lowe plays trombone) and members of Semiahmoo’s awardwinning Grade 11 and 12 jazz bands. Expect a bubbling, jazzy celebration of Michael Bublé, Harry Connick and Frank Sinatra-inspired crooner swing, with a dash of seasonal flair – upbeat versions of some Christmas classics (including some original Glenn Miller arrangements from the 1940s).
“I think it’s going to be one of the biggest shows for a long time,” Lowe said. He noted that – even with “20 years of fabulous bands” at Semi dating back to the regime of legendary band director Dave (Proz) Proznick – only a certain segment of the public have been exposed to the drive, dedication and talent of the school’s young musicians. “I don’t think many people really know how amazing these i see page 27
A Surrey Youth Orchestra concert this Sunday at Chandos Pattison Auditorium is called Sounds of the Season – logical enough for a program including such Christmas classics as Sleigh Ride, We Three Kings, For Unto Us A Child Is Born and Gordon Lightfoot’s Song For A Winter’s Night. But it could just as well be called Sounds of the Future – it marks the public debut of directors who are already taking the Surrey Symphony Society’s three ensembles in exciting new directions while preserving a 39-year legacy of training young people, ranging from seven to 21, in the art of symphonic performance. Holding with that legacy, the new director of the Junior Strings, the youngest orchestra, is teacher and professional violinist Andrea Taylor, daughter of Surrey Youth Orchestra founder, violinist and former conductor Lucille Lewis. After an eight-year performing career, which included more than 2,000 live shows across North America, Taylor resettled in Surrey to raise her son and accepted a teaching position at Langley Community School, where she currently coaches group classes as well as teaching private violin lessons. The other new directors are both classical cellists with considerable professional experience. Ben Goheen, who leads the Intermediate Orchestra (formerly the Surrey Strings) is a member of many ensembles, including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, i see page 26
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Exciting new directions for SYO the 2012 Western i from page 25 Canadian Music the Vancouver Awards. Island Symphony The world premiere Orchestra and such of the commissioned chamber groups as piece, Space and Time, the Vancouver Interwill take place Feb. 28, Cultural Orchestra and 2015 at the Surrey City his own Trio Amitie. Hall Atrium and will Joel Stobbe, new be presented to the conductor of the Surrey Taylor Goheen Stobbe public free of charge. Youth Orchestra, The orchestras will trained in Germany Marriage of Figaro – will be also be presented on May and performed there and a rendition of O Holy Night, in France and Italy before arranged by Canadian musician 10 at the Chandos Pattison Auditorium for Spring becoming a founder-member Mel Bowker, by more than 120 Celebration 2015, an evening of the Borealis String Quartet. youth musicians. highlighting the annual He was principal cellist of the In addition to members of all orchestra scholarships and Vancouver Island Symphony three orchestras, the massed concerto competition winners. from 2006 until this year, and ensemble will also include Sounds of the Season will currently teaches cello at the invited guests from youth music be performed at 7 p.m. this Langley Community Music groups around Surrey and the Sunday at the Chandos Pattison School. Fraser Valley, among them the Auditorium, 10238 168 St. Among notable changes in the Semiahmoo Strings, directed Surrey. organization are the transition by Carla Birston, former Tickets ($18; $12 youth, of the Surrey Strings into conductor of the Surrey Strings. seniors and alumni) are the Intermediate Orchestra, Among upcoming highlights available at the door or which now also includes wind of the Surrey Youth Orchestra’s can be reserved by email at instruments, making it an even 2014-15 season will be a gm.surreysymphony@gmail. more effective feeder group for performance of a new work com the senior ensemble. commissioned by the society For more information about Also a highlight of Sunday’s from emerging Canadian the Surrey Sympony Society concert – aside from ambitious, composer Jordan Nobles, and its orchestra and chamber spirited performances of whose work Simulacrum music programs, visit www. Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony was nominated as classical surreysymphony.com and the overture to Mozart’s composition of the year at
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An opportunity to enjoy live music i from page 25 young people are,” he said. As a Semi alumnus – and one of Proz’s former students – himself, Lowe is proud that he can bring a top-flight group of professional Vancouver jazz musicians to the hometown crowd. “White Rock is so far away from Vancouver, a lot of people don’t have an opportunity to hear live music because of all the hassles of driving and parking as well as paying for tickets,” he said. “There seems to be a real hunger for live music here.” The Vancouver Groove Orchestra, led by Darrell Penner and fronted by Vanderveen, is technically a new band, but it brings together musicians who already work well together, Lowe said. “I’ve been playing with many of these musicians for probably 20 years or more,” he said. “We’ve been together (as this band) about three years and we’re just getting into the promotional side of things.” The instrumentation is classic big band, he said – five saxes, five trombones, four to five trumpets, plus a full rhythm
section. To give an idea of the calibre of musicianship on display, he added, the lead alto sax for the concert will be Juno awardwinner Campbell Ryga. But Vanderveen’s own swinging sensibility and personality will also be to the fore, Lowe noted. “The reason we chose him for the band is that he is a natural musical talent – and he can sound like anyone.” But the student musicians will definitely rise to the occasion, Lowe predicted. “The vision at Semi for our bands is that we don’t have A or B bands – that may work for some schools, giving kids something to strive for, but we like to have strong players in all our ensembles,” he said. “Music isn’t supposed to be about competition.” Lowe said the fact that he and fellow Semi band director Kevin Lee have managed to have “consistent top-notch bands every year” speaks a lot to “the type of parents, the type of community and the role of tradition.” Producer for the concert, Peter
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Messiah back for Christmas The Handel Society of Music continues its beloved tradition of presenting Handel’s Messiah – with orchestra, full chorus and soloists – this Christmas season. The performance, conducted by society artistic director Johan Louwersheimer, will be presented in South Surrey on Saturday, Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. at Good Shepherd Church, 2250 150 St.
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handful of young Semiahmoo Ravens hockey players are set for some northern exposure. Like, way north. Semiahmoo Minor Hockey’s atom A2 squad leaves today (Thursday) for a fourday whirlwind trip to Whitehorse, where they’re set to face a team from the host city as well as Yellowknife in what Semiahmoo coach Jay Nagamatsu called “kind of a mini-tournament.” In addition, one of the games will be played on an outdoor rink – something that, Nagamatsu points out, is foreign to most West Coast hockey players. “It’s getting back to the real roots of hockey, playing outside in the cold,” he said. “You don’t get those opportunities every
day, so we’re all really excited about it.” In addition to the outdoor game, the Semiahmoo team will also bundle up and, on Day 2 of their trip, go dogsledding. “It might be a bit of a shock to them,” Nagamatsu laughed, referring to the planned cold-weather adventures. While minor hockey teams routinely play December tournaments – especially around Christmastime – travelling as far as the Ravens will is rare. And while it’s a long way to go for just a few days, parents and coaches from the team felt it was too good an opportunity to pass up. “Nine- and 10-year-olds, they don’t usually get to travel that far. It’s a unique experience, and Whitehorse is really a neat city,” said Nagamatsu. The idea to head north was the brainchild of Nagamatsu, a Peninsula orthodontist
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The North Island Silvertips proved to be a more difficult opponent than expected, but the Valley West Hawks still earned three of a possible four points in BC Hockey Major Midget League play last weekend at the Langley Events Centre. The Hawks tied the 10th-place Silvertips 2-2 Saturday evening, then won 5-3 Sunday morning to improve to 11-6-3 (wonlost-tied). “We were a depleted squad with four regulars out of the lineup,” said Hawks head coach Jessie Leung, noting defensemen Ian Ross and Spencer Berry, both from Semiahmoo Minor Hockey, were out with injury while two other players were serving suspensions. “(North Island) came in as a desperate squad. We didn’t give very much up on Saturday but managed to cough up two golden opportunties on which North Island capitalized.” The two Silvertips goals gave them a 2-1 lead after 40 minutes. Matt Barberis of White Rock scored the first Hawks goal midway through the second period which tied the game 1-1. He tallied his second of the game with 2:39 to go. “Our captain (Barberis) was a stablizing force for us down the stretch and scored two big power play goals for us to salvage a tie,” said Leung. “Each shot almost identical, Barberis took a hard pass from the half wall and bombed a slap shot postand-in both times.” The Hawks trailed 1-0 early in the first period before James Malm went to work. The Langley forward assisted on goals by Ben Evanish and Christian Bosa, before scoring himself for a 3-1 Hawks lead. North Island cut the difference to 3-2 just before the first intermission, but Daniel Chifan of Cloverdale netted the eventual winner midway through the game. The Silvertips again reduced the lead to a goal, then Tyson Talhan of Surrey completed the scoring with three minutes to go in the second period. Malm collected his third assist of the game on the final goal. The Hawks will host the ninth-place Kootenay Ice (3-15-2) next weekend, with games scheduled for 8:15 p.m. Saturday in the South Surrey Arena and 11 a.m. Sunday at the Langley Events Centre.
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Luc Bruchet’s reign as Canada’s top men’s cross-country runner is over – but he still has a top-10 finish to add to his running resume. Bruchet, an Elgin Park Secondary alum and UBC grad, placed 10th overall in the 10-km senior men’s race at Canadian Cross Country Championships, clocking a time of 32 minutes, 55 seconds – just 38 seconds behind winner Chris Winter of Guelph, Ont. “Not my best today, can’t win ‘em all,” Bruchet posted on Twitter after the race. “Congrats to all the competitors out there… great effort
out there in the (snow).” Though he did not finish on the podium, Bruchet’s Point Grey Track Club – made up of UBC alumni – finished first overall in the senior men’s team standings. Surrey’s Justin Kent, a former highschool star at Kwantlen Park, was 13th overall, while South Surrey’s Blair Johnston was 36th. In the youth-division race – a four-km circuit – Clayton Heights’ Christina Sevsek claimed top spot, winning in 15:01. Her sister, Julie, was fifth, just 15 seconds off the lead pace. – Nick Greenizan
Skating gala to benefit food bank A Surrey-based synchronized skating team is set to host its annual Christmas fundraiser – with money raised going to help local families in need during the holiday season. The Pacific Ice Synchronized Skating Club will host its 12th annual Christmas Gala Saturday, from 1:30-4:30 p.m. at South Surrrey Arena (2199 148 St.). The event will feature 17 skat-
ing teams – of varying ages – from throughout the Lower Mainland. In addition to showcasing skating talent, the event is also a fundraiser for the Surrey Food Bank. All attendees are asked to bring a non-perishable food item as admission. Over the past four years, the event has collected more than 4,000 pounds of food and $1,300 in cash donations.
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Application: 7914-0158-00
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Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the
Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the
property from One-Acre Residential to Semi-Detached Residential and Single Family Residential (12) in order to subdivide into 11 lots. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to permit a double car garage fronting 87 Avenue for a proposed home on lot 11.
property from One-Acre Residential to Single Family Residential (12) and Single Family Residential (10) in order to allow subdivision into 9 single family lots. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to allow double car garages on proposed lots 2 and 3 fronting (future) 164A Street.
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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18342 Application: 7914-0070-00 Location: 14651 – 59A Avenue Purpose of Bylaw: The applicant is seeking to rezone the property from One-Acre Residential to Single Family Residential (10) in order to subdivide into 2 single family lots.
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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18337 Application: 7914-0094-00 Location: 11411 Bridgeview Drive Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to amend CD Bylaw No. 17422 in order to allow on-site purchase and consumption of alcoholic products manufactured on the premises, within a proposed lounge and special event area.
In addition, the Council of the City of Surrey will hold a Public Information Meeting in the form of a Public Hearing on the following item: The Central City Brewery and Distillery are seeking to acquire a Liquor Primary License for the lounge and special event area. The proposal is to allow the maximum occupant load of 150 persons and allow the proposed hours of operation for the lounge area are from 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. seven days a week and the proposed hours for the special event area are from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 11:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18343 Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18344 Application: 7914-0198-00 Location: 3870 – 156 Street Purpose of Bylaws and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the property from One-Acre Residential to Comprehensive Development and Half-Acre Residential in order to allow subdivision into 3 single family lots. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to reduce the rear yard setback for an accessory structure in order to retain an existing shed on proposed lot 1.
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This sixth generation Explorer marks the 25th anniversary of the iconic SUV, with over 350,000 sold in Canada so far.
Mazda MX-5 2015 Jeep Renegade Over the last few years Mazda has been introducing There is no question that the merger of Fiat and vehicles with its new Skyactiv technology but there is Chrysler has helped to introduce many new vehicles. one car that will signify the culmination of all the things The small car segment is a perfect example; the Fiat Mazda does well, the next generation MX-5 (Miata). 500 and its variations has been a plus The MX-5 will come in 2015 as a 2016 for Chrysler’s bottom line. Built in Europe model and all eyes are on Mazda to see on the Fiat 500L platform, this smaller what it can deliver. The bodywork is more Jeep Renegade replaces the Compass dramatic and having seen it in person, and Patriot models. Powered by either the dimensions look fanatic but the new a 160hp, 1.4L turbocharged 4-cylinder front grille might take a while to adapt too. or a larger 184hp, 2.4L 4-cylinder, Jeep The two-seat cockpit is roomier, thanks to claims that this compact crossover is a wider body and longer wheelbase but still a capable vehicle because of two the overall length is 105mm shorter and by Zack Spencer available all-wheel-drive (AWD) systems. 20mm lower. The standard models will be available with front-wheelThe 2.0L Skyactiv direct injection 4-cylinder will power drive (FWD), with either a 6-speed manual or 9-speed this lightweight car and power will go to the rear automatic transmission. wheels though a 6-speed manual transmission. Engine Styling is all-American; the signature Jeep grille is maroutput has not been announced, neither has the price, ried perfectly into the boxy design, as too are other Jeep but expect the car to be competitive with the 2015 styling cues. The interior is has a rugged, yet upscale model on price. design that features all of Jeep’s latest technology, Ford Explorer including the award winning Uconnect infotainment The sixth generation Ford Explorer will arrive in 2015 system. Pricing has not been announced but expect it as a 2016 model, now with new 2.3L EcoBoost engine shortly as it is due at dealerships very soon. available on the base and XLT trim. This replaces the older 2.0L Ecoboost and provides a 270hp, a 13 per cent bump over the last version. The 290hp 3.5L V6 is carried over but the Sport trim and new Platinum trim will be fitted with the 365hp Ecoboost V6. Ford claims that styling is the number one purchase consideration so the shape was retained but new grille and LED headlamps help refresh the look.
Honda HR-V Coming in 2015 is another SUV, smaller than the CR-V, helping to define the new subcompact SUV market. This little runabout is built off the excellent Honda Fit platform and will include many of the features that make that car a standout. The first is the interior of the HR-V. It will also feature Honda’s Magic Seats that flip
and fold for amazing versatility. The same 1.8L 4-clinder engine with 138hp will power this vehicle, either with FWD or AWD, through a continuously variable transmission or 6-cpeed manual. Pricing will be introduced closer to the introduction this coming spring. Built in Mexico, the HR-V will give Honda the same leg up that the original CR-V did for the small SUV segment. Chevrolet Volt It might surprise many people that the best selling electric car in Canada is the Chevrolet Volt, not the sexy Tesla Model S. There are many reasons for this, mainly the fact that the Volt provides all-electric transportation for 65 kms but with the aid of a small 4-cylinder generator to extend the range over 300 kms. This car has all of the upside of an electric car with none of the range limiting restrictions. In 2015, Chevrolet will introduce the second generation of Chevrolet Volt, one that hopes to improve on the usability of the car in terms of comfort and electric driving range. General Motors will showcase the next generation car in January at the Detroit Auto Show and the company’s CEO has stated that the new car “will store more energy in its battery pack with fewer cells, yet go further on a charge.” General Motors claims that 80 per cent of current Volt owners commute entirely on electric power, so any improvement to range will help increase this number. The Volt isn’t a huge volume seller for General Motors but this new model will help the company to showcase what it can do technologically. General Motors has the capability to produce some the most advanced cars on the road.
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Five crossovers competing in hottest market segment power-assisted steering and active (cabin) noise control are included in a group of advanced technologies Mazda CX-3 called Lincoln Drive Control. Freshly unveiled at the Los The MKC’s extra-large Angeles Auto Show, the rear liftgate is a distinctive Mazda CX-3 wraparound is an all-new design that compact includes (crossover) the fullutility. width LED Like all the taillights. latest Mazda Created products it by Bob McHugh by using comes with a unique that distinctive hydro-forming process it Kodo (Soul of Motion) stylgives the MKC a smooth, ing theme and it’s the fifth clean rear appearance. in a series of the new-genA clever optional power eration models to feature feature also allows handsthe full package of Mazda’s free operation, to open or ground-breaking Skyactiv close the liftgate, by using a (fuel-saving) technologies. kicking action. In dealers next summer (as Toyota Highlander a 2016 model), the CX-3 is This third generation of expected to become a new Toyota Highlander is sleeker, core vehicle in the Mazda more fuel-efficient and line-up. Power comes from a 2.0-litre larger, with three rows of seating, for up to eight gas engine linked to a sixoccupants. It’s also available speed automatic transmisin four (3.5-litre) V6 engine sion and Mazda’s neweditions plus three (V6) generation AWD system. hybrid powertrain editions. New technologies available The fuel-frugal base LE include a Mazda Connect trim ($31,975) is the only infotainment system and its front-drive version. Limited (radar-based) i-Activesense ($45,395) is the top-line safety system. all-wheel drive edition and The CX-3 has an extra long hybrid editions range from hood and a flowing shape $44,015 to $52,990. The that raises at the rear to 3.5-litre V-6 can generate convey a look of strength 270-horsepower and it’s and power. mated to six-speed automatSeating is provided for up ic transmission. to five and the rear seat occupants sit a little taller than While you gain the coolfactor of its utility, as a those in the front. people-mover it can’t match Lincoln MKC the practicality of a minivan. Agile, athletic and fuelThen again, Highlander has efficient are not words you real off-road credentials. probably associate with Good ground clearance, Lincoln vehicles, but they hill-decent and four-wheelcan be used to describe the drive locking features keep MKC. This all-new and preHighlander in-touch with mium compact utility vehicle its roots. fits nicely into a revitalized Nissan Murano Lincoln lineup that’s more Crossovers are the most in-demand vehicles in any market you can name.
in tune with today’s luxury vehicle buyer. Powered by either a 2.0-litre, or optional 2.3-litre turbocharged fourcylinder (EcoBoost) engine, the MKC has a starting MSRP just under $40,000 and comes in three trim levels. All-wheel drive is standard, plus continuously controlled suspension damping, adaptive electric
If you want a mid-sized crossover that will stand out from the crowd, take a look at a 2015 Nissan Murano, and its new price tag. This third-generation design takes the Murano’s car-like styling to a new level in the utility segment. It’s offered in four trim levels – S ($29,998), SV, SL and Platinum and there’s a
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choice of front-wheel (S, SV) or all-wheel drive (SV, SL, Platinum). The start price has been reduced by $4,500 (versus the 2014 Murano S) and prices have dropped on almost all trim levels. Power comes from a 3.5-litre V6 engine connected to an Xtronic (CVT) transmission. The 2015 Murano has reduced weight versus the previous generation, air grille shutter, low 0.31 Cd, underbody covers that enhance underbody airflow and improvements to the Xtronic transmission.
2015 Lincoln MKC Honda CR-V There are many very good reasons why the Honda CR-V is Canada’s best-sell-
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Dreams Technology i-VTEC engine and a continuously variable transmission. Although the 2014 CR-V provides good fuel economy, the new powertrain combo is even better. In addition to enhanced exterior and interior styling, CR-V also gets a new suite of Honda Sensing safety and driver assistive features. And there’s more good news, the 2015 Honda CR-V comes with a lower start manufacturer’s suggested retail price of $25,990. bob.mchugh@drivewaybc.ca
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Eye catching hues on some shiny new wheels When it comes to picking a shade to best represent your vehicular product, sometimes silver or a black just won’t do. There were some standout hues on vehicles displayed at the recent LA Auto Show, goodness knows which, if any of them, will make it your local showrooms. Here are a few vehicles that not only had flair, but the paintwork to match. If the name “Electric Spice” doesn’t grab your attention, then the actual colour itself will. You could label it as bright gold. But not a gaudy gold. Yes, it’s bright, and probably will repulse some crossover shoppers, but it doesn’t look half bad on the 2015 Ford Edge. 2015 Chevrolet Spark Lime and Electric Blue are just some colours you will find on Chevrolet’s pint-sized cars. While they might not attract your gaze because of their size, they can certainly catch your eye because of their electrifying tones. 2015 Mercedes-Benz GLA While you might not be able to option your new Mercedes-Benz GLA out with this paintwork, it’s pretty darn cool. Mr. Brainwash, an LA-based but world-
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A grey-and-orange painted 2015 Nissan Juke. renowned street artist, partnered with Mercedes-Benz to create a one-of-akind GLA crossover that toured eight cities. Aside from it being awesome, you can see that the paint literally got everywhere. 2015 Dodge Charger and Challenger Don’t call me baby, even if it might be blue. The head-turning colour I’m referring to is the B5 Bly that was draped over Dodge’s two new models: the Challenger and Charger. You can see it from miles away, and whether you option it out on the sedan or coupe, you’re bound to get some attention. That’s if your HEMI isn’t doing its job!
2015 Nissan Juke Love it or hate it, the Nissan Juke is here to stay. And rightfully so. If you can get past its quirky looks, it’s quite a fun vehicle to drive. But what would a Juke be without some exterior zest? For 2015, it is redesigned and offers a long list of standard tech features, more connectivity and importantly, a way to stand out in the crowd. With Nissan’s Colour Studio, Juke owners can find nearly unlimited color personalization for their new ride. Grey and orange, anyone?
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Roomy parkhomes in Clayton, Surrey’s most sought-after neighbourhood It is no secret that the Fraser Valley is one of the most beautiful places in B.C. – with it’s sprawling green landscapes and wide-expanse of mountain ranges. Not only is The Grove built by award-winning Townline Homes in the desirable Clayton Heights neighborhood, but its optimal use of green space keeps the grass beneath
your feet and the mountains out your window. The Grove uses a unique ‘tworinged’ site design, meaning that almost every home faces green space; those on the outer ring will back onto a park or greenway, and homes on the inner ring will face a beautifully forested grove. The Grove’s natural setting is located amongst city greenbelts,
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wonderful parks, ponds, trail systems and onsite amenities, such as an outdoor swimming pool, floor hockey and fully stocked gyms, really offers an all-around appeal to any type of buyer.” Some homes are even situated on a gentle slope so residents will enjoy views of the Fraser Valley and Mount Baker. It’s that prime location combined with intelligent design that makes the 141 roomy parkhomes in Surrey’s most sought-after neighborhood a point of envy now and into the future. “The Grove is inhabited by young couples and young families which internally creates a vibrant vibe
within a community you immediately want to call home,” says Sangster. “The Grove has a selected amount of homes currently completed but with a wide variety of homes that will be move in ready come this January 2015.” When you say yes to The Grove, you are saying yes to the best of the Fraser Valley right at your doorstep. The Grove’s Sales Centre and Display Homes are located at #1-19433 68 Ave, Surrey and are open every day except Friday’s from 12-5pm. The site will be closed as of December 22nd 2014 for the holidays, and will be re-open Saturday, January 3rd 2015.
Livia Homes by Ascentia Properties and the use of Fortis Before delving into what makes Ascentia Properties’ newest development “Livia,” extra special, it’s important to fi rst take a look at the fundamentals. Occupying an exclusive niche on the eastern edge of Richmond’s thriving centre, this collection of luxury family townhomes hold a charm of their own.. As a matter of fact, “delightful” would be the perfect word used to describe them. Their high-end finishing give residents a feel for the high life, while still providing everything that a family looks for in a home - a close-knit community and a comfortable place to call their own. With Livia homes, a little extra space goes a long way, which is why every home has a balcony, courtyard or roof deck, and natural gas hook-up on the ground floor patio. Also, the garages of these units have radiant floor heating with separate thermostat controllers. Once inside, enjoy state-of-the-art full size stainless steel appliances, quartz countertops, designer laminate flooring and natural gas radiant floor heating. For peace of mind, all homes come with a fire sprinkler system and National Home Warranty. Now you may have noticed the mention of natural gas, and
that brings us back to what makes these homes extra special. The Ascentia team has developed more than 200 single-family homes and has close to a century of experience to draw from, in both residential and commercial development. With keeping quality and luxury in mind, Ascentia Properties provides innovative concepts to their homes, which is why they have chosen natural gas for their developments. Sales Representative of Multiple Realty Ltd., Michael Bir says this is because it provides a clean, reliable, and affordable fuel source to help integrate the demands of consumers. Livia homes boast many uses of natural gas, such as cooking (gas range), a BBQ hook-up (think – you never have to refill a tank), and radiant in-floor heating that keeps your floor warm and your spaces heated longer. This comfort comes from knowing the homes are equipped with a superior Viessmann high-efficiency boiler system that also provides hot water on demand. But according to Bir, the benefits don’t end there. “Busy young families will appreciate the convenience of natural gas cooking as it is offers faster cooking times, and it gives homes an even warmth and comfort that electric heat can’t match,” he says. “Precise temperature control and zoned
heating options make natural gas an energy efficient choice that’s preferred by homeowners.” Want to sauté, simmer and sizzle like a pro? “In the kitchen, a natural gas range gives infinite temperature settings and instant flame control, while other natural gas appliances enhance your comfortable lifestyle,” he says. “Plus, natural gas versus electric adds to a homes resale value.” How about saving money on your energy bills? From heating and power, to indoor and outdoor appliances, natural gas will lessen a home’s environmental footprint without compromising style or ambiance. While heating a home or using appliances to heat water can consume an average of 78 per cent of the total energy used in the house, natural gas space heating equipment are up to 98 per cent efficient. However, the benefits of switching to gas go beyond the cost. During a power outage, your home will stay heated long and you will still be able to cook dinner. Reliable natural gas is always there when you need it, safe, and easy to use, all while saving time and money. For more information about Ascentia Properties’ newest development “Livia,” visit … www.liviahomes.com
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1012 - 165TH STREET • SOUTHBROOKE 19 customized homes being built by Genex. Three storeys including walk-out basement, all finished. Prices start at $1,045,000. Susan Vollmer 604-541-4888 RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty Ltd.
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3551 ROSEMARY HEIGHTS CRESCENT • $889,900 Beautifully maintained and presented 3000 sq. ft., 4 bedroom home in Rosemary Heights. Bright and open great room plan with bonus flex room on main level, 3 spacious bedrooms up, 1 plus games room down on a 4000 sq. ft. lot. Kathleen Thomas 604-531-4000 Bay Realty Ltd.
OPEN Beautifully and fully renovated townhouse by David Peacock Design. SATURDAY Hardwood floors, quartz counters, luxurious master suite with soaker tub, walk-in shower. Two bdrms., 3 bath, family room, gas fireplace, private DEC. 6 backyard, 2-car garage. Private and quiet. Short level walk to all shops and 2:00-4:00 malls, 1700 sq. ft. of the best. New price! P.M.
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#304 - 1458 BLACKWOOD STREET • $215,000 Quiet, bright, top floor 2 bdrm., 2 bath suite in well-maintained bldg. Recent upgrades include laminate floor & newer appliances. Spacious 1200 sq. ft. floor plan that feels like a house. Central White Rock location. Meticulously cared for. Michael Williams 604-531-1111 HomeLife Benchmark Realty Ltd.
#14 - 15432 - 16A AVENUE • $385,000 OPEN #28 - 15442 - 16A AVENUE • $383,000 SATURDAY Three bedrooms, four bathrooms. Dogs, cats and kids are okay. DEC. 6 Two secure parking spots each. 2:00-4:00 Robert Doolan 604-767-3243 Bill Noy 778-846-6967 P.M. Hugh & McKinnon Realty Ltd.
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2771 - 172A STREET • DOUGLAS CROSSING • $639,000 Summerfield by award-winning Cressy, loaded with features, balance of 2-5-10 warranty, green built, located on very quiet street. Spacious great room design, 5 bdrms., lots of room for growing family. Huge master up, finished bsmt. includes 2 bdrms. and media room with surround sound. Kitchen features S/S appliances, granite island. Large detached garage, BBQ hookup, low maintenance backyard. Neil Higgins 604-803-6615 Hugh & McKinnon Realty Ltd.
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#306 - 1280 FIR STREET • $319,000 Fabulous renovation in this bright corner apartment including highend espresso wood floors, granite countertops, backsplash, sinks, crown moldings, baseboards and designer paint colours. Eating area in kitchen has skylights and offers loads of natural light. Gas fireplace, 2 balconies and tons of windows. Spacious balcony off living room will be opened up and have new vinyl surface and rails. Balcony off the dining room looking onto manicured landscaping. Very quiet location. Immaculate condition. Strata fee includes hot water and $20/month for gas fireplace. One parking spot and 2 storage lockers. Well cared for building within walking distance to the beach and shopping. Sorry, no pets and no rentals. Good depreciation report. Marty Smith 604-802-7814 Wes Spencer 604-417-2401 RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty Ltd.
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OPEN 2834 - 160 STREET • MORGAN LIVING! SATURDAY BEST PRICE for single family homes in MORGAN HEIGHTS! & SUNDAY Brand new homes starting at $694,888! DECEMBER Bright and open floor plans! 6&7 Close to Sunnyside and Southridge schools! 1:00-4:00 Lulu Sorbara 604-541-4888 RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty Ltd. P.M. OPEN SUNDAY DEC. 7 2:00-4:00 P.M.
15111 RUSSELL AVENUE • PACIFIC TERRACE The best at an affordable price! Concrete building, heated indoor pool, sauna, hot tub, roof top terrace, exercise rm., bike rm., concierge service, caretaker. Grand lobby with piano, library, state-of-the-art security. All this plus heat, gas, hot water included. Building has its own generator, 2 elevators. More amenities than any building in White Rock. One bdrm. for $239,000, 2 bdrm. for $359,000. No pets, no rentals, no smoking. Bill Morris 604-314-7927 RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty Ltd.
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#329 - 15850 - 26TH AVE. • SUMMIT HOUSE • WALK AND SHOP Only 2 of these large, unique 972 sq. ft. 2 bdrm./2 bath were offered for sale. No "mini-me" furniture needed! Cook on your S/S stove while you enjoy the SW view of private one acre garden. Park your two cars underground, take your dog for a walk in all that Morgan Crossing has to offer. $324,900. Ian Watts 604-329-9157 Bay Realty Ltd.
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#305 - 1725 MARTIN DRIVE • $438,500 • SOUTHWYND represents the ultimate in residential comfort. An ideal location in the desirable White Rock area, coupled with superior design and quality concrete construction, within walking distance to shopping, restaurants, transit, and the library. This private and bright 2 bdrm., 2 bathroom, 1153 sq. ft. home is in a prime southwest facing location and is ready to move in. Morley Myren 604-506-2006 RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty Ltd.
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KIRKWOOD, Edith October 1, 1919 November 25, 2014
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Edith passed away peacefully on November 25th at the age of 95. She was predeceased by her husband Lloyd in March, 2013, and survived by daughter Cheryl Green (Sterling), grandson Brendan Green, granddaughter Jennifer Green (Jason Howard) and great grandchildren Elouise & Simone Howard. A Celebration of Life will be held at the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity, 15115 Roper Ave, White Rock V4B 2E8 at 3:30pm Friday December 5th followed by refreshments at Westminster House, 1653 - 140 Street, Surrey. Special thanks to the caring and compassionate staff at Westminster House where Edith and Lloyd spent their final years. In lieu of flowers please consider a donation to the Alzheimer Society, the Anglican Church of the Holy Trinity or to a charity of your choice.
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MACDONALD Mary Louise Parke (Carre) March 24, 1913 - November 23, 2014 Mary Louise lived a full independent life in her own home, until leaving for a brief stay at Peace Arch Hospital. She was predeceased by her parents Shirley and Eric Carre, husband John E. Macdonald, her brother John (Pat) and brother-in-law Henry Caldwell. Survived by loving daughters, Lindsay Babineau (Lindsay), Sheila Rogers (Doug), son Jim Macdonald (Patti) and grandchildren, Jessica, John, Colin (Mya), Gregory and Ian. Her sister Shirley Caldwell, nieces Shirley Caldwell Tilghman, Nancy Caldwell, Tracey Caldwell Chapman (John), Wendy Carre Gillespie (John), and nephews Eric Carre (Denise) and Trevor Carre (Susan), and many grandnieces and grandnephews will also miss, Mary Louise. Born at Lash Cottage Hospital in Toronto, Mary Louise attended grade school and Kennedy Collegiate in Windsor. In 1935 she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Modern Languages from Trinity College at the University of Toronto. While working at De Havilland Aircraft in Toronto, she met her future husband RCAF Flight Lieutenant John E. Macdonald, also employed by De Havilland. Married on August 15, 1942 during a seven day leave, the newlyweds continued working until war’s end. They then moved to John’s home town of Vancouver, BC. John returned to The B C Electric Co. and Mary Louise worked for a time at C P Coastal Steamships before starting her family. Always dressed in blue, she found time to volunteer in the community and became President of The Canadian Neighbourhood Services Association and was presented with a certificate by Lieutenant Governor George Pearkes in 1966. John and Mary Louise moved to Ocean Park in South Surrey in 1974. She received the Queen’s 25th Anniversary Medal in 1977, again for her community work. Mary Louise had many talents and interests; gardening, antique collecting, cooking, knitting, sewing and boating. She was an early recycler and avid environmentalist. Birding with The White Rock and Surrey Naturalists Society, helping the Surrey Arts Council, and playing bridge were just a few of her many activities. She was a long time member of the White Rock Christian Science Church, where she was a board member, worked in the reading room, and made many friends. She will always be in our hearts and will be truly missed by all who had the pleasure of knowing her. There will be a celebration of Mary Louise’s life on Tuesday, December 9, 2014 at 1 PM at Beecher Place, 12160 Beecher St. at O’Hara Lane, in Crescent Beach, Surrey BC. Funeral arrangements provided by Affordable Cremation & Burial Ltd.
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FRONTEDDU, Giovanni Maria OCTOBER 18, 1940 - NOVEMBER 26, 2014 It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of Giovanni, also know as Billia. Giovanni Maria Fronteddu, 74, of Surrey, BC passed away peacefully in his sleep on November 26, 2014. The funeral service will be held at 11:00 am on Wednesday, December 3rd at Precious Blood Catholic Church in Cloverdale. Burial will follow at 2:00 pm at Gardens of Gethsemeni. Giovanni was born in Dorgali, Sardegna, Italy on October 18th 1940. His was a cabinetmaker by trade and his passion was his hobby farm. He was married to Lucia Bacchitta on July 12th, 1970 and they were married for 44 years; Lucia passed away on September 12th, 2014. He is survived by his sister Anna Rita, his brothers Nicola, Ciriaco, and Salvatore and his seven children Sebastiano (Sandra), Giuseppe (Anne), Michele (Giada), Rosaria (Gordon), Fabiola (David), Graziano (Adi) and Maria (Livio) and his 11 grandchildren Olivia, Matteo, Stefano, Tommaso, Elio, Mattia, Francesca, Giulia, Alice, Zaccheo and Lucy. In lieu of flowers memorial donations may be made to the BC Cancer Foundation at donate.bccancerfoundation.com.
MACDONALD, Winnifred Marie (Bender) Born August 1, 1921 in Arcola, Sask. Marie passed away peacefully at Peace Arch Hospital, White Rock, BC on November 26, 2014 with Carol, Jim, Larry and Charlene at her side. In 2007 Marie was predeceased by her husband, Ivan of 65 years. She is survived by her daughter Carol (Jim) Willerton and son Larry (Charlene), Grandchildren - Shane (Chanelle), Troy (Amber), Shelley (Preston) and Michelle (Daren) and a large and loved extended family. She is also survived by three sisters, Bea, Margaret, Betty (Harold), two brothers Ron (Shirley), Bill (Kathy) and many other relatives. “ Forever in our hearts “
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TASSONYI, Dorothy Isobel (nee Cantlay) Jan. 31, 1923-Nov. 29, 2014 Peacefully in her sleep in Surrey, B.C., at the age of 91. Predeceased by her husband Edomer John Tassonyi and her brother, Grant and sister, Molly. Sister-in-law to Judith Tassonyi, dear godmother and aunt to Ann Tassonyi and Gerald Darcie, aunt to Almos Tassonyi and Maureen Simpson (Rory), Julia and Larry Rossignol (Alexander, Arthur and Reka), Russell and Verna Linney, and Grant and Nancy Linney. A long-time resident of White Rock, Dorothy will be dearly missed by her many friends and former colleagues in White Rock and Surrey. Born in Toronto, she completed Nursing at Toronto General Hospital and later pursued a career in Public Health Nursing. Dorothy was well known in the community for her role in establishing the Home Care Nursing Program with the Boundary Health Unit. She will be remembered for her love of people, animals, and life. Dorothy was grateful to Barbie & Tom Wiebe and extended family, and Denise McCune as well as the staff at Morgan Place for their kindness and care. A private celebration will be held in her honour. Donations in her memory could be made to The Canadian Heart & Stroke Foundation or your local women’s shelter. Online condolences: www.victoryfuneralcentre
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INTERNATIONAL HERBS (BC) Ltd growers of fresh herbs and vegetables located in Surrey, British Columbia is looking for SEASONAL FARM LABOUR. Duties will include (but are not limited to) the following: Seeding, Planting, Weeding, Harvesting, Processing & Packaging. Ability to operate farm machinery is an asset. No skills or prior exp. required. Hourly pay is $10.49. Work begins January 15th. Please apply in person, (only between 9am-4pm) at 4151 184th St. Surrey.
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ACCOUNTING SUPERVISOR Our client, a Langley distributor of construction products has an immediate opening for an Accounting Supervisor. Duties include: overseeing a small staff and the full accounting system, collections, inventory control, and preparation of reports for management. Good command of the English language and computer proficiency skills required.
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Cottage/Shabby painted furniture, unique wooden stars, signs, vintage Christmas ornaments, handcrafted festoons with lots of sparkly German glass glitter & lots more!
CHRISTMAS
I WISH TO DONATE:
Please make cheques payable to Peninsula Community Foundation. Do not mail cash.
17318 32nd Ave, South Surrey
EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION
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PERSONALS
ARE YOU A CHRISTIAN SENIOR? Lady 50’s Seeks Male 60’s. ladynwhiterock@yahoo.com
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LOST AND FOUND
FOUND: SET OF KEYS (large) one is a Honda Key - in White Rock. Call to identify 604-536-1365. FOUND: SET OF KEYS on long chain on Pacific Ave btwn Parker & Kent. Call to identify 604-560-3300 STOLEN - 4 X 7-1/2 FOOT Folding Trailer, from my underground parking space in White Rock. I need this trailer for my work. Phone 604-618-4434
AIRPORTER (H.T.N’’T. Service) 604-538-8687
109 CAREER OPPORTUNITIES Real Estate as a Career? Are you outgoing? Have you been told you should be a real estate agent?
Airport, Via Rail, Tsawwassen Ferry, Langley Bus Depot, Bellingham Airport, etc.
To find out what it takes to succeed in real estate Contact Michael Trites at 604-538-2125 to arrange an interview or an invitation to our next career night.
CHRISTMAS Office Hours: December 23rd 9:00 am to 12 Noon
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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: • Contact prospective business clients via phone and email • Develop trustworthy and informative relationships • Maintain a strong volume of calls with the assistance of our CRM system
The driver (cell 604-6184434) will be working, taking people to and from the airport, etc. December 23 & 24th. No Service Dec. 25th & 26th and then back to regular hours starting December 27th.
Qualifications: • Strong telephone skills • Marketing and/or creative mindset • Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment • Basic computer skills • Strong command of English, both verbal and written
Dec. 23rd Office will be open at 9am - 12 noon Dec. 24th & 25th Office Closed Dec. 26th Office will reopen @ 4pm to take and confirm your bookings for upcoming dates.
EDUCATION
SALES ADVISOR DIGITAL PRODUCTS
BC COLLEGE OF OPTICS - Optician / Contact Lens Fitter. 6 month course. 604.581.0101
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 O’Connor, Digital Sales Manager koconnor@bpdigital.ca
Dec. 27th Back to regular hours So from the staff: Jessica, Lisa,Tom & Helen of Helen”s Tours N” Travel, we wish you the very best for the Holiday Season.’ Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca
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HELP WANTED
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CONSTRUCTION SITE In your NEIGHBOURHOOD
Req: Carpenters, Helpers Labourers, CSO’s/OFA’s TCP’s, Cleaners $11-28/hr Work Today, Daily or Weekly Pay Apply 9AM to 2PM at: 118 – 713 Columbia Street
New West 604.522.4900
CONVEYANCER
For White Rock Law office. This is a fulltime position and extensive experience is required. Salary is negotiable. Please send resume to:
alan@hambrook.ca
FLAGGERS NEEDED. No Certification? Get Certified, 604-575-3944
No Experience Necessary South Surrey business requires physically fit individuals from now till June. Must be capable of lifting 50 lbs. 40 hrs/week. (8 - 4:30) $11/hr. Call (604)576-8641
RETAIL SALES CLERK Will train. Good starting wage.
Thursday, December 4, 2014, Peace Arch News
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PERSONAL SERVICES 175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS
HOME CARE
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Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
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Kristy 604.488.9161
threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
TRADES, TECHNICAL
Apply in person at: PENGUIN MEATS, 1554 - 152 St., White Rock.
Weekly • Biweekly • Monthly Residential & Commercial Services ~ Excellent Rates!! * Licensed * Bonded * Insured
APPLIANCE REPAIRS
778-883-4262
Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...
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All Your Cleaning Needs
Peace Arch Appliance
• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries
CLEANING SERVICES
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HARDWOOD FLOOR REFINISHING
FULL RENO’S, NEW KITCHEN & BATHS, QUICK HANDYMAN FIX-UP
✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation ✶ Free Estimates
All trades at your disposal within your budget, with timely and quality workmanship.
Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224
Call Al 604-970-7083
www.centuryhardwood.com
COMPUTER SERVICES 281
GARDENING
SUPREME HEDGES
www.aboveallcontracting.ca
• TREE PRUNING & TOPPING • HEDGE TRIMMING • SCULPTING
CLEANING SERVICES
E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING D Windows Out & In D Gutters cleaned In & Out D Pressure Washing D Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrs D Lic. & WCB insured. D Free Est. Seniors Discount
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
A MAID 2 CLEAN
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
The Delta Hospice Society is hiring for the position of Full-Time Associate Director.
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
HELP FOR SENIORS - home cooking, housekeeping, appointments, shopping. Call Pat (604)763-6175
HOSPICE ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
Taking a senior role in the organization, the Associate Director provides operational leadership in the administrative and programmatic realms. Specific areas of responsibility include organizational leadership and development, program development and implementation, as well as financial and administrative oversight. The Society is located in Delta which serves a population of just over 100,000 people and operates the Harold & Veronica Savage Centre for Supportive Care, the Irene Thomas Hospice and the Hospice Cottage Charity Shoppe. For more information, position descriptions and application expectations, visit www.deltahospice.org and click on ‘Join our Team’. Send resumes to: nancy@deltahospice.org by January 15th, 2015. Only those candidates selected for interviews will be contacted.
PERSONAL SERVICES
START TO FINISH CONTRACTING
*Seniors Disc. *Insured *28 yrs.
Jay 604-897-8524
Blake and his Dad make a positive difference in your life by providing quality workmanship delivered with integrity.
.computer service
Eric 604-541-1743 FOR A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN Garden Design & Installation • Fall Clean-Up • Maintenance
Busy Brooms Maid Services SERIOUSLY CLEAN *Commercial & Residential Cleaning *Strata Contracts *Move In/Out *Cleaning Holiday Homes / Check-ins *Home Organizing
D interior & exterior renovation D rot repair & restoration D Decks D Fences & much more free estimates.
604-512-4525 www.gardenbuds.ca
Licensed / Bonded / Insured
604-897-9337 busybrooms4u@hotmail.com
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MEDICAL/DENTAL KWAKIUTL BAND COUNCIL seeking full-time
Community Health Nurse in Port Hardy. Email: health-director@kwakiutl.bc.ca for job description or to apply by Dec. 14th, or fax (250) 949-6066.
142 OFFICE SUPPORT/CLERKS W.R. Office Admin P/T. Accuracy, computer literacy & quality service essential. Resumes by Dec. 12 to assistant@cherylhall.ca
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HELP WANTED
CLEANING LADY ~ reliable, prof., will clean your home, office. 10 years exp. Reasonable rates. Excellent references. 778-960-9865
Service Clerk / Writer
This is a full-time position at the Surrey location. • Applicant must have service counter experience. • Applicant should also have a good working knowledge of Microsoft Excel and Word. • Excellent communication skills, a pleasant manner, good customer relations and working under pressure are a must.
Interested applicants can fax resume : 604-888-4749 Attn. Annish Singh ars@cullendiesel.com Only short listed will be contacted
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HELP WANTED
KIDS AND ADULTS NEEDED FOR CARRIER ROUTES Papers are delivered right to your door. No need to insert flyers either! Deliver 2x a week, after school, Tuesday and Thursday. Call the Circulation Department at 604 542-7434 or email us at: zchecker1@peacearchnews.com
Route Number Boundaries Number of Papers 17002211 Columbia Ave, Cypress St, Dolphin St, Fir St, Johnston Rd, Pacific Ave, Royal Ave 68 17002212 Dolphin St, Marine Dr, Victoria Ave 34 17002213 Columbia Ave, Dolphin St, Fir St, Victoria Ave 57 17002214 Ash St, Balsam St, Columbia Ave, Cypress St, Finlay St, Pacific Ave, Royal Ave 35 17002215 Ash St, Balsam St, Columbia Ave, Finlay St, Victoria Ave 69 17002225 Columbia Ave, Finlay St, Lee St, Maple St, Marine Drive, Victoria Ave 94 18000336 173 St, 1 Ave, 1A Ave, 2 Ave 53 18101408 143 St, 143A St, 19 Ave, 19A Ave, 19B Ave, 20 Ave 58 18101422 142 St, 18 Ave, 18A Ave, 19A Ave 140 18102511 140 St 1600 - 1900 blk 104 18102528 1744 & 1770 - 128 St 53 18103601 Agar St, Gardiner St, Gilley St, Kidd Rd 56 18103602 Beecher St, Gordon & McBride Ave, McKenzie Ave, O’Hara Ln, Sullivan St, Taylor Ln 112 18103617 134 St, 136 St, 25 Ave, 26 Ave, 27 Ave, 28 Ave 49 18103618 128 St, 137A St, 139 St, 24 Ave, 25 Ave 58 18103624 132 St, 133 St, 134 st, 25 Ave, 26 Ave, 28 Ave 44 18103626 132 St, 135 St, 28 Ave, Balsam Cres, Vine Maple Dr, Woodcrest Dr, Woodcrest Pl 83 18103627 Agar St, Dunsmuir St, Kidd Rd, McBride Ave, O’Hara Ln, Sullivan St 80 18104706 142 St, 31 Ave, 31A Ave, Northcrest Dr 43 18104721 32 Ave (14000-14700 Blk) 49 18104733 142 St, 142A St, 143 St, 143A St, 32A Ave, 33 Ave 56 18104734 140A St, 140B St, 141 St, 28 Ave, 28A Ave, 29 Ave, 29A Ave 44 18105801 152 St, 152A St, 153 St, 21B Ave, 24 Ave 102 18105820 153 St, 153A St, 154 st, 22 Ave, 24 Ave 72 18106901 1840 - 160 St 271 18107001 123 St, 124 St, 21A Ave, 22 Ave, Clove Pl, Harbourgreen Dr, Haven Pl 82
DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING.
Need CA$H Today? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. Snapcarcash.com 604-777-5046
Shop from home, take a walk through the CLASSIFIEDS! www.bcclassified.com 130
HELP WANTED
Efficient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 20 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070
Call Blake or Brian (604)816-1653 Licensed, Insured, WCB
Computer Problems? Call Blue Sky Tech 604.512.7082 John Jespersen
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CONCRETE & PLACING
EXP. CARPENTER / HANDYMAN All types of work! No job too small! Over 20 yrs exp! Ed 778-888-8603
ALL Concrete Brick, Block & Stonework. Good job - Good price. Call Enzio (604)594-1960
BATHROOM Renovations, Walk-in Bathtubs, Easy Access Showers, Powered Tubs, Stair Lifts, Grab Bar installation. Quality Workmanship. 888-507-7039. www.agingsafetysolutions.ca
EUROPEAN LADY 18 years exp. Home & Office, Laundry, Moving, Wkdy/wknds. Refs. 604-825-1289 Placing & Finishing * Forming * Site Prep, old concrete removal * Excavation & Reinforcing * Re-Re Specialists 34 Years Exp. Free Estimates. coastalconcrete.ca
Call: Rick (604) 202-5184
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HELP WANTED
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DRYWALL FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS
Marketing Sales The Abbotsford News and Mission Record, two of Canada’s leading community newspapers, have openings for a Sales Consultant. This is a career opportunity for a results-driven individual. Candidates will possess the ability to increase sales to existing clients while successfully prospecting new business in two of the Fraser Valley’s fastest growing markets. The ideal candidate has a positive attitude, a persuasive manner (previous sales experience preferred, but not essential), is highly motivated with strong organizational and communication skills. Training is provided.
Update your home with beautiful flat ceilings * No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928
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ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519 Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
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GARDENING
Closing Date: Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2014 The interest of all applicants is appreciated, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
blackpress.ca X abbynews.com X missioncityrecord.com
Christmas Light Installation Gutter, Window Cleaning & Yard cleanup. 20 yrs exp. 778-384-4912
GUTTER CLEANING SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE
Call Ian 604-724-6373
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HANDYPERSONS
AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056
WHITE ROCK HANDYMAN Repair - Renovate - Organize Build - Design - Electric
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Interior/Exterior Renovations * Basement Suites* Carport encl. * Sundeck encl. * Siding & Facia * Window Replacement * Roof Repairs
(604)338-5118 40 yrs experience
SENIOR DISCOUNTS
Small or Large JOBS To Do List? Free Quotes
MaZebah 778-788-7390 30 Yrs. Experience - References
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HUDOLIN’S ON HOMES
Dave: 604-862-9379
• Additions • Home Improvements • Renovations • Concrete Forming • Framing • Siding 604-218-3064
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HOME REPAIRS
HANDYMAN Home Repair Services - 45 Yrs Exp Call or Text Henry 604-868-5441
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MOVING & STORAGE
MOVING? LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
• Small 1-4 Bedroom • Internals & Big Moves • Internals SingleItems Items •• Packing • Single Packing Supplies s r
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B & B MOBILE SERVICES
604-536-6620
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR A+ Lawn & Garden - Residential & Commercial services. 604.908.3596
Don Barbeau Advertising Manager 34375 Gladys Avenue Abbotsford, B.C. V2S 2H5 e-mail: donb@abbynews.com
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Complete Home Renos ✔ Bathrooms & Kitchens ✔ Plumbing & Electrical ✔ Finishing Work & Mouldings ✔ Small Additions/Bsmt Suites ✔ General Contracting for renos FREE ESTIMATES hudolinrenos@gmail.com www.hudolinsrenos.com
Our work environment sets industry standards for professionalism and innovation. The News and Mission Record combines a salary/benefits package designed to attract and retain outstanding staff. Please send your application in confidence to:
.Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).
www.lawnranger.1990.com Strata * Commercial * Residential 604-597-8500
Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes European Quality Workmanship CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 26 YEARS IN BUSINESS
Per Molsen 604-575-1240
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1973
www.BBmoving.ca MOUNTAIN-MOVERS.ca (778)378-6683
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
Hedge Trimming by SUMMER BREEZE lawn services. Brian Excellent Rates. 604.312.2192
DHALIWAL GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING F Grass cutting - 1-4 x month F Hedge Trimming & Pruning F Summer Clean-up
10% off with this ad Comm/Res, Free Estimates.
Call Joe 604-220-4442 THE JAPANESE YARDMAN *Clean-up *Trimming *Pruning *Lawn & Garden Maintenance. Sprinkler Blow-Out & Fence Work. Call Kris 604-617-5561
“White Rock & South Surrey’s Leading Renovator since 1989”
Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions since 1989
Call for FREE in-home consultation In-house design team and cabinet shop
www.mpbconstruction.com b Showroom: Unit 62 - 15515 24th Ave. (at King George Blvd.) Tel: 604-538-9622
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MOVING & STORAGE
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for 10yrs
MIRACLE MOVING
PAINT SPECIAL
Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~
AFFORDABLE MOVING
Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)
PATRICK’S RUBBISH REMOVAL *Landscape *Trimming *Yard Clean *Const. Clean. *ANYTHING!!! 1 Ton Truck. Call Patrick for Prompt Quality Service @ 604-808-1652.
www.affordablemoversbc.com
$45/Hr
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
WHITE ROCK
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates
RUBBISH REMOVAL
TONY’’S PAINTING
MESA PAINTING INTERIOR and EXTERIOR Quality work at reas rates. Free Est. Michael (cell) 604-724-7458
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
PETS
560
COLLIE Doodle pups born Oct 17. Mom is a Rough Collie (45 lbs) & dad is a small Standard Poodle (50 lbs). Both have health clearances (eyes, hips, elbows). 2 Very curly males avail, 1 black & 1 unique blue merle. Intelligent, gentle, easy to train, good with children & animals, low to no shed. Similar in looks & in nature to the Golden Doodle. We are a 4H (agility, obedience, showmanship) family. Please consider the time & commitment needed to raise a dog. Pups will have 1st shots and deworming. Ready Dec. 12, Mission $950. 604.820.4827
www.paintspecial.com
Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
604-537-4140
RUBBISH REMOVAL
PETS
MILANO PAINTING Int./Ext. Prof. Painters. Free Est. Bonded & Insured. 604-551-6510
APARTMENT/CONDO
WHITE ROCK Bright 1 Bdrm $820 heat & water incl, 4x8 storage, prkg, Dec 1. Bright ocean view Bachelor $720 heat & water incl. Adult bldg. N/S, N/P. Call (604)360-1403 White Rock: Central located. 1 bdrm Ground level, corner unit, just renovated, adult oriented. $850/mo. Heat, hot water & parking are incl. Lease required. N/S, N/P. 604-808-6601 or (604)591-1778 WHITE ROCK penthouse suite with 210 degree ocean & mtn view, 2 bdrm + den, 2 bths, all hardwood flrs, all new appls, in-suite laundry, large deck, n/s, n/p, hot water heat in quiet small apt blk, need to be 45 years and older. Available 2015 Jan 01, $2040/mo, 604-888-1177.
RENTALS 750
SUITES, LOWER
WHITE ROCK - 1164 Elm Street. 1 Bdrm grnd level ste - suits one person. $750/mo incl heat, h/w and lndry. N/S. N/P. Call 604-538-1630.
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SUITES, UPPER
Have Family or Friends Visiting this Holiday Season? CRESCENT BEACH Fully furnished 3 bdrm upper suite with deck & f/p. Avail now. 2 Parking spots. $1500/wk incl utils. 604-250-5013.
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TOWNHOUSES
709 COMMERCIAL/INDUSTRIAL REAL ESTATE 627
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APPLIANCES
S. SURREY WAREHOUSE; approx 1000 sq.ft., 16’ roll up door, gated, suitable for storage, $700/mo, avail immed. 604-835-6000
HOMES WANTED WE BUY HOMES BC
small to LARGE ads get results in
• All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422
Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
968-0367
Vincent 543-7776
Phone - 604-719-7016
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
CALL ROGER 604-
WCB INSURED
706
Palliser leather sofa and love, Canadian made, 100% top grain leather, dark brown, hardwood frame, removable cushion, excellent condition ... $1650. Queen size bedroom suite, all wood, mahogany colour, bed frame, padded headboard, 2 nightstands, tall boy chest of drawers, large dresser & mirror, like new ... $1200. Sealy Posturepedic box spring and mattress ... $650. Lamps, coffee and end tables, desk, bookcase TV Stand, decor items, pictures, mirrors, dishes etc.
NEED A GOOD Home for Mitzi, a sweet ragdoll female cat. Free to good loving home. (778)294-2686
RELIABLE, SERVICE 7 days a week
Member of Better Business Bureau
MISC. FOR SALE
MOVING EVERYTHING MUST GO
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
10% off with this ad
PLUMBING
RENTALS
bcclassified.com 604-575-5555
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HOMES FOR RENT
CRESCENT BEACH. 2 min walk to ocean. 2Bdrms, 2baths, 5appls, lge deck & yd. N/S, sm pet ok. Sep cottage/studio. $1950. 778-960-8077 Email: bandjam@telus.net .Homelife Peninsula Property Maint.
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TRANSPORTATION
1989-90 HOCKEY CARD Collection Mint condition. Worth $200.00. First $100.00 cash takes. (778)239-9517
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CARS - DOMESTIC
2000 LINCOLN LS, fully equipped, 187,000 kms, $2150. MOVING MUST SELL. Phone 604-719-7016
7.5’’x3.75’’ BLUE METAL Mailbox coin bank. New in original box. $20.00. Good for Christmas Gifts. (778)239-9517 New Yardage Fabrics Cottons, synthetics, Ideal for making comforters, craft work, etc. $10: 604-531-1192
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.Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey
FUEL
.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbing.org RON Morin
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005
.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated Ryan 778.229.0236
MICHAEL’S PAINTING
✶ 30 yrs experience ✶ No Job to Small ✶ Attention to Detail
604-594-5435 “Right in Your Area” Painting, Painting Painting Interior Painting, Walls, Doors, Casings, Homes, Offices, Ceiling Repairs, Finishing, Small Reno’s
RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING
ALDER, BIRCH, MAPLE MIX. Cut up to 16’’ lengths, split, seasoned, ready to burn. $260 a 4 x 4 x 8 cord delivered. Call 604-339-9077
Plumbing, Heating, Drain cleaning. European plumber & gas fitter. 25 yrs exp. Dennis 604-576-0333
706 551
BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber
RUBBISH REMOVAL
373B
TILING
477 EXTRA CHEAP JUNK / RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757
NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates. We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes. 778.245.9069
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APARTMENT/CONDOS
PETS
2 TINY female hand raised puppies, Yorkie-X. Asking $800. 604-820-8263 or 604-300-3519. BOUVIER PUPS, home raised, loyal & loving, various colors $900. 250-494-4092. sm.white@shaw.ca
CHIHUAHUA, tiny pups, 2 males, 1 female, ready to go now. $700. Call (604)794-7347
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APARTMENT/CONDOS
“NEW LISTING “ NEWTON 2 BED CONDO 169,649
$
Sat. Dec. 6th 8am - 2pm
UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP
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APARTMENT/CONDOS
WHITE ROCK 3 BEDROOM BEAUTY Bring Offers $339,000
LUXURY ESTATE SALE High end modern furn., fashion clothes & access. Dec. 6 & 7, 9-6 p.m. 1071 Stevens St. 560-4801
(S. Surrey) Moving Sale
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
.CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052
Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.
Swimming Pool & All Amenities.
Call 604-538-5337 CRESTWOOD MANOR
Unit # 59-2729 - 158th Ave. South Surrey, Sat. Dec. 6th, 9:30am - 4pm. Furniture, African artifacts, fireplace, Like new dining room hutch w/Dining table w/glass top & much more.
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MISC. FOR SALE
HOT TUB (SPA) COVERS. Best price. Best quality. All shapes & colours available. 1-866-652-6837 www.thecoverguy.com/newspaper? TREES Delivered Noble Fir 5, 6, & 7 feet at $120, $130 & $140. Fraser Fir 5, 6, & 7 feet at $80, $100 & $120. Call 604-968-4709
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APARTMENT/CONDOS
SOUTH SURREY BEAUTY REDUCED $389,649
1 BDRM - $895/MO. IN WELL MAINTAINED NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included. No pets, No smoking.
Call: 604-760-7882 SEMIAHMOO Mall. Clean lrg 1 bdr apt, avail now. Coin laundry. $690 incl heat & hot/water. 778-241-2609
Skyline Apts 1 & 2 Bdrm Suites
PROPERTY OWNERS
Call 604-536-8499
Big or small properties, WE MANAGE IT ALL! Houses needed for qualified tenants for estimate call:
www.cycloneholdings.ca
SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry)
TENANTS Houses/Condos/Townhouses Rental units available now www.bcforrentinfo.ca Office: 604-534-7974 Ext: 205 S. Surrey 1500sf rancher 3 Bdrm 2 bath, 2 car garage, private backyard, 5 new appls, new flooring & new paint throughout, NS/NP. $2000+utils. Jan 1. 604-418-9920
604-451-6676
1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm units avail now Heat & hot wtr incl. Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr
Call 604-536-0379 1 BDRM SUITE Top Floor, Hardwood flrs, Balcony. $795/incl heat/hwater 100% SMOKE FREE BLDG NO PETS ~ ADULT ORIENTED
Call 604-536-8428
847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES
Alfred 604-889-6807
Family housing 1851 Southmere Crescent E. 2 bdrm apartments starting from $915/mo-$1027/mo. incl. heat. Pet friendly, near all amenities. Community garden.
Southside-Bright & Sunny
604-590-2444 20 Years of Proven Real Estate Service . www.valerieberg.com
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White Rock ~ 1243 Best St
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AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-518-3673
Quiet community oriented living.
~ Fir Apartments ~ Prestigeous “Edgewater” 2 bedroom top floor, bright west facing Condo. Great location overlooking pristine courtyard. Fireplace, in-suite laundry, crown moulding, upgraded hood fan to mention a few... Fantastic outdoor pool and entertaining area. Act fast! Call VAL today to view.
SCRAP CAR Removal TOP CA$H PAID on the spot. Local Business. www.a1casper.com 604-378-2029
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SOUTH SURREY- 2 Ave. & 176 (truck crossing) 500sf. coach house. Like new condition. 1 bdrm. W/D D/W, laminate floors. $850 incls. cbl. (300 channels) Wi-Fi, utils. Available Now. No pets! N/S Call: (604)312-5763
Spacious 1590 sq ft ground level south east corner home in the Cambridge. New Laminate flooring, paint, backsplash, dishwasher, washer and dryer. 3 bedrooms or 2 and a large den for your convenience and huge master ensuite with separate shower and tub. Well built building with good reputation, close to Semiahmoo mall, bus stop, restaurants and hospital. 2 parking spots, no pets and 55+ building.
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Rentable 2 bed 2 bath 2 parking, Bright SOUTH EAST CORNER unit in great location over 800 sq.ft. Nicely kept by owner. Shows well. Fireplace, insuite laundry, close to Superstore, Costco and shops. Easy for transportation. Seller needs it sold. Act fast. Call Val to View. 604-318-1188.
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Peninsula Prop Management
1321 Foster St.
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. FREE Scrap Metal Removal. .FREE Scrap metal removal. Appls, BBQS, exercise equip, cars, etc. 604-572-3733 ww.tkhaulaway.com
Christmas Garage Sale 341-173 St. Brand new Christmas Decorations, priced to sell, new Womens bike & Silpada Sterling Silver Jewelery
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
A-1 Ceramics, Marble, Glass blocks etc. Install/Repair. Res./Comm. Free Est. 20 years exp. Peter’s Tile (604)209-0173
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RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Drain Cleaning
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2009 GM SATURN AURA 4/door sedan, auto, black, 4/cyl, 55K. $6400 firm. 604-538-9257.
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White Rock - FANTASTIC OCEAN VIEW HOME FOR RENT 15444 Royal Ave. 3 bdrm, 2 baths, 2185 sq/ft living space. All appls incl. N/S. Longterm lease. Avail Jan 1st. Ref’s req’d. $3000/mo. Call for more info 604-351-7487.
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Rosemary Centre 3388 Rosemary Hts Cres. Surrey, ground floor office/retail unit 526 sq ft.; 2nd floor office spaces from 220 sq ft. to 859 sq ft. in quiet Rosemary area.
Call 536-5639 to view & for rates S.Surrey PACKAGED OFFICE Croydon Business Centre Brand new, bright, fully furnished modern offices for rent - includes phone, internet, access to state of the art boardroom & other professional services. Various sizes: $850-$1200/mo
More info: 604-560-5151
2008 SUV Ford Taurus X Ltd, AWD, all options. 125K. Black. $7800/firm Call 604-538-4883
NOTICE TO CREDITORS AND OTHERS Re: The estate of Esme Olive Lothian deceased, formerly of 1222 King George Boulevard, Surrey, British Columbia, V4A 9W6. Creditors and others having claims against the estate of Esme Olive Lothian are hereby notified under section 38 of the Trustee Act that particulars of their claims should be sent to the Christine Diane Allen at 1945-155 Street, Surrey, British Columbia, V4A 7M9 on or before January 30, 2015, after which date the Executrix will distribute the estate among the parties entitled to it, having regard to the claims of which the Executrix then has
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