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I find it interesting that on the 100th anniversary of the beginning of the First World War that the federal government is arguing that Sir Robert Borden’s undertaking was simply a political promise.
Peace Arch News delivered news to your door 104 times in 2014, and in real time at www.peacearchnews.com. Here is a sampling of the stories that we’ve reported over the past year:
January Q The week after Surrey hockey mom Julie Paskall is fatally attacked outside Newton Arena, the killer remains at large and police warn the public to be extra vigilant. Q For the third year in a row, a Semiahmoo Secondary student wins the prestigious Blyth Cambridge Scholarship Trust. The award opened the door for Anmol Jawandha to attend Pembroke College for Engineering. Q A Surrey man who served 16 months of a four-year jail sentence for molesting a boy for years is denied full and day parole because he still poses a risk to society. The man – who was previously named but legally can now only be identified as R.R.B. – admitted in 2012 to sexually assaulting a minor. Q The City of Surrey postpones voting on a contentious South Surrey residential highrise/arts amenity project – proposed for 152 Street and 19 Avenue – citing a need for more time to receive feedback. Q The City of White Rock confirms that a 50-foot tree on private property under development on the city's west side was intentionally poisoned. Neighbours said they had witnessed a man climb the tree, drill holes in its trunk and pour liquid from a jerry can into the holes. Q BNSF officials say negotiations with Semiahmoo First Nation are the only thing holding up work to replace the Little Campbell River trestle bridge. The deteriorating structure – which sits on a BNSFowned right-of-way through the Semiahmoo reserve – was earmarked for replacement in 2011. Q Port Metro Vancouver officials tell White Rock council that a new direct-transfer coal facility in Surrey would not increase rail traffic – a statement met with incredulity. Q Epcor says White Rock residents' water bills will start to show the impact of plans to upgrade the city's water system. Interim 2014 water rates were estimated to be 21 per cent higher than those seen in 2013.
– Gerry Lenoski, White Rock Equitas Society, regarding findings of auditor general report on veterans benefits
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Ignore the reports I’ve been captured.
– Gillian Rosenberg, a former White Rock resident reportedly helping in the fight against ISIS, in response to reports she had been captured by the Middle East extremists
Above, a taxi’s window was shattered in gunfire; right, MLA Marvin Hunt. Q A former City of Surrey planner is handed a 15-month conditional sentence for trying to solicit money from a developer. For the first nine months of the term, Akonyu Akolo was to remain under house arrest, followed by a six-month curfew. Q The Surrey Board of Trade is frustrated by the province's indecision over wording of a transitreferendum question that was promised by Premier Christy Clark during the 2013 election. Q A fire at a mobile home on a rural South Surrey property causes extensive damage, but no injuries. Because the property is located in a 'no-water' district – firefighters had to use tankers to shuttle water to it. Q At a town hall meeting at Sunnyside Hall in South Surrey, former solicitor general Kash Heed predicts a regulated market for legalized marijuana is "three to four years" away. Discussion on prohibition dominated the meeting. Q A section of lane behind Columbia Avenue in White Rock is closed to traffic – including emergency vehicles – following fears that excavation threatens its stability. Q A driver who struck and killed a White Rock father as he delivered newspapers with his teenaged son is granted day parole. Allan Simpson Wood served 7½ months of a two-year jail sentence for causing the death of Bryan McCron and attacking Connor McCron as he was calling 911.
Surrey residents speak out for safety after a woman was killed in Newton.
Q Police swarm a taxi near Peace Arch Hospital, opening fire and arresting three people. Investigation into a “known crack shack” led to the shooting, police say. Coquitlam RCMP’s Serious Crime Unit is tasked to undertake an independent investigation to determine “whether the officer was justified” in firing. Q A man who pleaded guilty to punching a woman in the face at a South Surrey party wins an appeal of his four-month jail sentence. Dayne Walter Jones argued the trial judge failed to take into account that he was a first-time offender and didn't consider whether a conditional sentence order was appropriate in the case. His sentence was reduced to two years probation and 100 hours of community service. Q Two workers fall from an underconstruction townhome at 160 Street and 32 Avenue in South Surrey. One fell about 30 feet; the other, approximately 10 feet.
February Q A man in his 70s is struck by a train near Oxford Street and Marine Drive in White Rock, after wandering away from a nearby care home. He reportedly suffered from dementia, and was walking in the middle of the tracks when the train crew spotted him. The senior was "grazed" by the lead locomotive. Q A high-risk sex offender with a lengthy criminal history is released to live in Surrey. A public notice regarding Narinder Wasan's release is issued, describing a "versatile" pattern of offending. Among conditions, Wasan was to be the subject of close monitoring, and not have contact with female youth. Q A public hearing for a proposed complex-care facility on the Evergreen Baptist Home Campus in White Rock hears from 98 people over two evenings. Opponents cited the impact to views and natural light, the loss of mature trees and impact to property values. Those in favour described a need for more, and updated, seniors' facilities. Q Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts reorganizes the city’s Police Committee, describing the removal of Coun. Barinder Rasode from the position of chair as “an interim measure” during restructuring.
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Q After 23 years, longtime Surrey councillor Marvin Hunt announces he is resigning his city seat to focus more time on his job as MLA for Surrey-Panorama. Q Officials with the cities of Surrey and White Rock vote to apply for intervener status in the upcoming hearings on the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline-expansion project. The status would give the cities the most involved level of participation in the National Energy Board hearing process. Q A proposed self-storage development planned for Rosemary Heights raises concerns among nearby residents, who fear the project could impact traffic and attract crime to the area. Q D-Day survivor Douglas Leask, a retired White Rock teacher, is laid to rest in fitting fashion – with a full military funeral. The 92-yearold was wounded while serving as a private with the D Company of B.C.'s Canadian Scottish Regiment. Q A Surrey provincial court judge rules that White Rock police who strip-searched an intoxicated woman breached her charter rights. Judge Jennifer Oulton said evidence justifying the strip search was "unclear," and that "probable grounds were not established." Oulton found the woman guilty of resisting arrest, in connection with elbowing and kicking an officer. i continued on page 4
– Phil Declerc, regarding the ‘eviction’ of homeless couple Roy Mercer and Darlene Fox
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It was a terrible mistake.
– Kirk Kuester, executive managing director for Colliers in Vancouver, regarding a ‘for lease’ sign bolted on White Rock’s Whaling Wall
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We spent several years collectively optimizing efficiency in ORs, but we have been penalized for being effective. – Dr. Arno Smit, PAH chief of surgery
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People are just doing what they’ve been told to do, but we need to have the opportunity to have dialogue and voice our concerns.
– Semiahmoo First Nation councillor Joanne Charles, regarding the potential impact of waterfront fencing trespassing on centuries-old native burial and archaeological sites
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2014: Crime and politics dominate i from page 3 Q Remediation work gets underway on the former site of Semiahmoo Park, after investigation identified contaminated soil and municipal solid waste. Q Surrey RCMP releases 2013 crime statistics that show Newton had the most murder victims – nine of a total 25 – of any community in the city. The neighbourhood also saw more sex assaults and abductions than Surrey’s new city hall. any other in Surrey. Q Explosives charges against Q A dump-truck driver found a man arrested in White Rock guilty of dangerous driving more than a year prior are causing death in connection dropped, after prosecutors with the head-on crash that determine key evidence killed South Surrey resident obtained during a search would Jim Neiss in January 2011 is likely be ruled inadmissible. sentenced to 14 months in Hamish Norman Sutherland had jail. (Four months later, Glen been in custody since January Theriault is granted day parole.) Q Surrey's new city hall at White Rock Beach – said to cost $97 million – is ready for move-in. • Fri., Ja • Tues., Dec. 30 • Wed., Dec. 31 • Thurs., Jan. 1 Q Police armed with TIME H TIME Ht./m Ht./ft. TIME Ht./m Ht./ft. TIME Ht./m Ht./ft. assault rifles surround 04:37 00:50 3.1 10.2 02:23 3.4 11.2 03:37 3.6 11.8 a White Rock home in 09:07 9.5 07:56 3.1 10.2 05:23 2.5 8.2 06:38 2.9 response to a suspected 14:07 11:57 4.3 14.1 12:40 4.2 13.8 13:24 4.1 13.5 hostage situation. The 21:42 19:24 1.4 4.6 20:14 1.1 3.6 20:59 0.9 3.0 event drew a crowd of bystanders, but was later described by police as THIS • Thrifty Foods* • JYSK Linen 'n Furniture* • Canadian Tire* • Home Depot* • Lowes* • a "non-incident," after • Peoples Drug Mart* • Visions Electronics* • City of Surrey Leisure Guide* • Sears* • S TUES. it was discovered no • Wal Mart* • Rexall Drugs* FLYERS one was actually in the MORE FLYERS ONLINE ☛ targeted home at the IF YOU DO NOT RECEIVE THE ABOVE FLYERS, PLEASE CALL DISTRIBUTION DEPARTMENT AT 604-542-7430 * Not dist time. 2013, when police were tipped to chemicals in a Prospect Avenue apartment. Police initially searched the apartment without a warrant. Q Proponents of an eight-storey luxury seniors' residence in the 15300-block of 16 Avenue in South Surrey confirm plans are back on track – after a sevenyear hiatus – for Abby Lane Retirement Residence. Q Conservative MP Russ Hiebert announces he won't seek re-election for a fifth term in 2015 – but declines to elaborate on the surprise announcement. In a released statement, he said it was never his ambition to be a career politician, and that it "will soon be time for my family and me to move on to new challenges." i see page 5
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2014: From small-town considerations to big-city problems i from page 4 Q Dr. Paul Van Buynder, Fraser Health's chief medical health officer, cautions Port Metro Vancouver not to plow ahead with a final decision on a new coal terminal in Surrey without first letting him review new research on potential health impacts. Q The inaugural Ignite a Dream fundraiser, held at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre, raises more than $20,000 for the Surrey Fire Fighters' Charitable Society's Ignite a Dream Educational Awards. Q Changes are eyed for White Rock's Johnston Road, including removal of a northbound, leftturn lane into Central Plaza, and a shift south for a pedestrian crosswalk in that same area. Q TransLink's new South Surrey Park-and-Ride receives a Teddy Waste Award from the Canadian Taxpayers Federation, in 'celebration' of the little-used $4.5-million lot off King George Boulevard.
March Q White Rock council ponders a return of food carts – and the addition of food trucks – to the waterfront for the summer season. Q A fuel cap left off of a City of White Rock recycling truck results in a "rainbow trail" through a number of streets, raising concern of area residents.
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Q A sailboat grounded on White Rock’s West Beach in late February is salvaged after three weeks, in a 14-hour operation carried out by a team of four Peninsula residents. Q Criticism of Surrey's proposed plans for Semiahmoo Town Centre, along with difficulty accessing information and city documents online, prompts council to refer the draft Official Community Plan back to staff. Q First-term White Rock councillor Larry Robinson, 65, succumbs to cancer. He is remembered as a "multitalented,
Q Long-awaited Cen'Alien welcome posts are installed at Earl Marriott Secondary, the result of a privately funded partnership between Semiahmoo First Nation, EMS and Surrey School District. Q Surrey announces plans to implement a city-run security force to work with its RCMP, as the city's top cop confirms a four-year-old policing program's days are numbered. Chief Supt. Bill Fordy said the Community Safety Officer program is being dismantled in 2015. Q Funding is approved for a mural on the Semiahmoo Arts building in White Rock. Council allocated $21,500 of the city's public-art budget to hire White Rock-raised, internationally renowned artist Richard Tetrault.
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multifaceted” man who showed a "tremendous amount of courage" in his public battle with the disease. Q Speculation arises that Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts is being courted by the Conservatives for a federal run in South SurreyWhite Rock, but electoral district association president Jerry Presley says there has been no discussion at the local level. Q BC Liberal MLAs Gordon Hogg (Surrey-White Rock), Marvin Hunt (Surrey-Panorama) and Scott Hamilton (Delta North) urge Port Metro Vancouver to work with medical health officers
in reassessing human health risks from increased coal shipments to feed a proposed new terminal at Fraser Surrey Docks. Q Concerns about spiralling crime in Newton lead to the re-emergence of one of Surrey’s most visible police presences – the Surrey RCMP Bike Squad. Q BC Lottery Corporation decides to pull 150 slot machines from the Newton bingo hall, citing "changing market conditions, which do not satisfy BCLC's vision to offer outstanding gaming and entertainment." i see page 12
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he year 2014 offered us more than enough stories – across the globe and closer to home – of personal tragedy, grief and loss to break the hardest, most cynical, heart. And while some find it easy to lay blame, it’s not so easy to create policies that would prevent any one of these scenarios from being played out again. There are no easy answers to the hard challenges of life, the lives that ended far too soon, the things we feel should never have happened in a just world. Such tragedies have occurred since before recorded history – and they will occur again. If there was a quick fix to eradicate them, we would have employed it by now. At this point, 2015 is a blank page, waiting to be written. Some of its events are scheduled, many can be safely predicted. But the full, rich, detailed patchwork of joys and heartaches cannot be seen clearly. It’s unknown, and unknowable, until each event transpires. By all means, let us make the traditional new year’s resolutions, no matter how realistic or unrealistic they are. But let us also, in our new year wishes, commit to general improvements in the attitude of our community. If we are prepared to make sacrifices for others, to go the extra mile, to love our neighbours as ourselves, that will go a long way in improving situations in which hopes are dashed, where tragedies and hardships occur. We have heard time and time again – from the very lips of those who have dealt with the apparent harshness of fate – how important the support and generosity of fellow humans has been in the time of trial. We are all the stronger for a sense of community, whether as those giving or those receiving help. We can each make a positive difference, small or large, in the world around us, and our positive actions – whether small kindnesses or sizable contributions – have a pay-it-forward effect that, while hard to predict, is heartwarming to observe. While some things cannot be changed, we can all work to make sure that we play our part in a larger ‘good news’ story in the year ahead. As a new year dawns, let us reaffirm the values we hold dear, help those we are able to help, achieve all we are capable of achieving – and above all, do it with love and not hate in our hearts. Some bad news may be inevitable; it may be unavoidable – but let each of us strive to make 2015 the most positive year imaginable.
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for a changing world. “If you’re looking ahead 60 years from 2024, there’s a lot of climate change projected in that period, for British Columbia and the U.S.,” Harford said. “For the B.C. side, we’re looking at heavy precipitation and potential increase in snowmelt runoff, while in the States, you’re getting the opposite, much less snow. “There will probably be no snowpack left down there, and they’re looking at the prospect of quite drastically lower flows in the summer.” The treaty, sparked by devastating floods in 1948, led to construction of three dams on the B.C. side and one at Libby, Wash. that backed up Kookanusa Lake into B.C. Between that reservoir and the Arrow Lakes, 110,000 hectares of B.C. land was flooded, including orchards, dairy farms and the homes of 2,000 people. Those dams hold back spring flood water and provide for irrigation that has allowed Washington to expand its agriculture to a $5 billion-a-year industry. The treaty shares the value of hydroelectric power generated by the many downstream U.S. dams such as the Grand Coulee, but it pays B.C. nothing for agricultural benefits that were achieved at the cost of B.C. farms and aboriginal territories. O’Riordan notes that climate shifts create a strategic benefit for B.C. The U.S. has no more dam capacity to exploit, and needs us more than ever, for flood protection and water supply. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press. tfletcher@blackpress.ca
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Editor: My husband and I moved to South Surrey two years ago. It never ceases to amaze me how wonderful the people here are! I am disabled and travel in a scooter. People smile, say “hi,” open doors, chat and help me in all possible ways. Usually, I don’t ask for help – as I am quite independent – but help never fails to be there when necessary. Besides the incomparable weather, this area offers warmth, caring, and tacit love for one another. On Dec. 20, my scooter flipped and a girl named Dana and four others ran from a condo to assist. They lifted me and my scooter, got me organized and fussed over me. Dana even walked with me for a while to be sure I was OK. These gestures vividly exemplify the tone of this paradise in which we live. May 2015 bless you all! Naomi Brinham, Surrey
Editor: A question for the man in the mall… While I was in the Semiahmoo Shopping Centre on Dec. 19, I passed four older men at the comfy chair area. One man said to the group: “What about this Bill Cosby thing?” Another man replied “Why don’t those women just keep quiet. It was 40 years ago, for God’s sake.” It made me angry and saddened to hear that. He just doesn’t get it. At this point, at least 20 women have come forward to allege that a famous comedian drugged and raped or sexually assaulted them over the past 20-plus years. Many of them were teenagers, one as young as 15. They were afraid of his great power and of losing their jobs and kept quiet. But now they have the courage to tell their truth. These women have been deeply traumatized by what happened, and
by coming forward they hope to find some healing and long-delayed justice. My question to that man in the mall is: “If a man had raped your daughter or granddaughter, would you have told them to keep quiet?” Please think about that. And ask the women in your life that you love what they think about this. Dorothy Beavington, Surrey
Lobbying takes food off tables Editor: I have recently learned that the B.C. government has created policy that drastically reduces the number of Limited Entry Hunts (LEH) for resident hunters. I do not hunt for trophies; I hunt because the meat from a moose or a deer feeds my family. The Guide and Outfitters Association of BC (GOABC) has been very successful in their lobbying efforts, as they are the only ones who are positively impacted by
Mixed message over violence Editor: Re: Tempers flare in Eagles’ loss in Langley, Dec. 16. The front page headline of the PAN Dec. 16 edition was “Two child homicides days apart,” with articles continued on pages 2 and 4. The headlines on page 3 included “officer–involved shooting, “woman’s mugging” and “sexual interference”; and the headline on page 5 was “ Surrey 6 killers sentenced.” Violence, violence, violence. Then I turn to the sports section on page 11, only to have you fill a third of the page with a photo of junior ice hockey players fighting. More violence! It continues to amaze me that in Canada, the link is not recognized between the violence, yes, violence, in hockey and so much of the violence we see in society today. This lack of recognition is clearly demonstrated by the fact that you chose this particular photo to print, instead of a photo that highlighted the skill of the game. I go into a family restaurant and on the sports channel my children are exposed to the fighting in hockey – yet dare the restaurant show MMA or UFC fighting, everyone in that restaurant would demand the channel be changed. Is fighting in hockey therefore not considered to be violent? In a country where hockey is a national icon and the overwhelming opinion is that “fighting is part of the game,” people grow up cheering this fighting and even newscasts show the fighting as a “highlight” of a game. With the continual normalization of violence demonstrated through generation after generation of hockey support, should we be surprised when this violence spills over into society, resulting in the type of headlines in your Dec. 16 edition? Bernard Abelson, Surrey
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This South Surrey mailbox has been out of service, writes Bill Bishop.
Security is past due Editor: Our Canada Post ‘superbox’ has been taped shut for five weeks by Canada Post. This comes after years of regular mail thefts, but denial by post office that the box is insecure. We have been paying $150 a year to have our mail forwarded to a box we rent at UPS.
We did this to avoid further risk of identity theft, after our tax forms with all our personal information were stolen from the community mailbox two years in a row. Incredibly, Canada Post is expanding ‘superboxes’ and offering Canadians no alternative for mail delivery. Bill Bishop, Surrey
these undemocratic changes. There has been a 20-percent increase in the number of residential hunters in B.C. That means more hunters are vying for the same supply of game. Now that the B.C. government has decided to give GOABC a bigger share of the annual quota – the biggest share in North America by far – resident hunters will have an even tougher time to put food on their tables. The majority of the provinces and states in North America allow non-resident hunters to have five to 10 per cent of the wild-game allocations. B.C. just created a policy that allows non-resident hunters to have 25-40 per cent of the allocations. The most frustrating part of this decision is that GOABC has seen a decrease of 30 per cent in nonresident hunters, but somehow they managed to convince the government to give them a bigger quota. This is a prime example of how the commercial sector can use politics to influence policy. Many resident hunters belong to the BCWF, but it is a non-partisan group that cannot lobby on behalf of their 45,000-plus members. GOABC, on the other hand, is a commercial entity that pours money into the coffers of their political allies. Only a government influenced by money would make a decision that benefits a small number of outfitters over the 102,000 hunters that are trying to feed their families. In a world in which the vast majority of residents don’t trust their politicians, this is another move in the wrong direction. The fact that there were no chances for the public to comment on these ridiculous quotas shows that the government knew that this decision would create waves if any sort of democratic process was followed. Just because someone is elected into a position of power does not mean that they will always act in the best interest of the majority of their residents. B.C. has just become the laughing stock of the North American conservation community, evidently because a political campaign received some money from a few commercial businesses. Let’s stop pushing policy down the throats of angry citizens, and let’s begin to create policy based on the opinions of the majority. With regards to specific policies concerning the wildlife allocations, decisions should follow a three-step process: What do the scientists say? How will First Nations be impacted? How will this impact residents? This standard process was not followed in this case, as the majority of scientists do not condone this change and the majority of hunters think it is ridiculous. I would like to see a fair allocation that provides resident hunters with 90 per cent of the total allocation and foreign hunters with 10 per cent. By North American standards, that still gives GOABC one of the largest quotas out of any province or state. I encourage all British Columbians to write to their MLAs so we can try and reverse this undemocratic, money-centric decision. Derek Smith, Surrey
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‘Phenomenal’ support for annual Surrey RCMP fundraiser
Cash, food packs police car Semiahmoo Peninsula residents helped raise thousands of pounds of food and funds for the Sources Food Bank, Surrey Food Bank and Cloverdale Hamper Program. Through the Surrey RCMP’s annual Pack the Police Car food drive – which ended Dec. 17 – more than 5,000 pounds of food and $7,000 in cash were collected in two and a half weeks. “We love to do it every year,” Cpl. Bert Paquet said. “(The support) is phenomenal.”
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Surrey RCMP employees also contributed an additional $500 to local charities through various fundraising initiatives. The Surrey detachment also participated in a number of other festive initiatives, including
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Man nabbed in car-jacking Jennifer Lang Black Press
A hunt for a double carjacking suspect involved in a multivehicle pile-up at Fraser Highway and 68 Avenue ended hours after it began last Tuesday. A suspect was apprehended at a home in the 15900-block of 96 Avenue. Extensive police patrols were underway that afternoon after reports at 12:30 p.m. of a man with a gun in Cloverdale escalated into two carjackings, including one
involving a baby in the backseat of an SUV, Surrey RCMP said. The baby – apparently unharmed – and the stolen Ford SUV were found abandoned in the area of 96 Avenue and 158 Street, and the child was reunited with his mother. Police were already on their way to the scene of the initial report of a man with a gun in the area near 186 Street and Fraser Highway, when word came that a Toyota pickup had been stolen by someone matching the
description. A woman was inside the vehicle. The Toyota was subsequently involved in a crash on Fraser Highway and 68 Avenue involving multiple vehicles. The carjacker then used a second vehicle, a Ford Escape SUV with a baby in the back seat, to flee the scene. The Ford Escape was found abandoned, with the baby inside, at 96 Avenue and 158 Street. A gun was recovered from inside the Toyota pickup.
Dozens of charges laid against previous auto-crime offenders
13 arrests in 13 days for RCMP A baker’s dozen of prolific auto-crime offenders were arrested over a two-week span this month, officers with Surrey RCMP’s Auto Crime Target Team announced last Tuesday. The arrests were logged Dec. 4-17 throughout the city, with dozens of charges recommended in connection with crimes ranging from stolen property and fraud to drugs. In one case, 25 charges were recommended against a single individual.
“With these recent arrests, a number of prolific property crime offenders have been taken off the streets and many will be spending the holiday season behind bars,” ACTT Sgt. Gary Rodricks said in a statement. According to police, property crime, including auto crime, accounts for almost 40 per cent of crime in Surrey, and has been on the rise across the Lower Mainland this year. The Auto Crime Target Team works to identify, track and arrest
property offenders whose crimes, left unchecked, could potentially lead to more serious offences. For example, a string of offences is often traced back to start with the theft of a vehicle. In addition to enforcement efforts, the Mounties credit recent educational campaigns – including Protect It. Lock It. Keep It. – with raising residents’ awareness of the issue, which in turn, reduces their odds of being targeted. – Tracy Holmes
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Surrey Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 18370
Application: 7914-0117-00 Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18371 Location: 5708 – 144 Street Surrey Zoning Text Amendment Bylaw No. 18372 Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the hatched property from Half-Acre Residential and Half-Acre Residential Gross Density to Single Family Residential in order to allow subdivision into 3 single family lots. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to reduce the side yard setbacks in order to retain the existing dwelling on proposed Lot 1.
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Application: 7914-0190-00 Location: 7414 – 194 Street and 7405 – 196 Street Purpose of Bylaws and Permit: The applicant is seeking to redesignate the hatched site from Suburban – Urban Reserve to Urban and rezone from One-Acre Residential to Comprehensive Development in order to permit the development of 129 townhouse units on 2 lots. The text amendment associated with this rezoning will include the site in the East Clayton – North Neighbourhood Concept Plan.
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Surrey Land Use Contract No. 38 Partial Discharge Bylaw No. 18367 Application: 7914-0283-00 Location: 17949 Roan Place Purpose of Bylaw: The applicant is seeking to discharge Land Use Contract No. 38 from the property to allow the underlying Light Impact Industrial Zone to come into effect.
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Surrey Official Community Plan Amendment Bylaw No. 18373 Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18374 Application: 7913-0295-00 Location: 15250 – 28 Avenue Purpose of Bylaws and Permits: The applicant is seeking to redesignate the hatched property from Urban to Multiple Residential and rezone from Single Family Residential to Multiple Residential 30 in order to permit the development of a 123 ground-oriented townhouse complex. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to reduce setbacks and allow unenclosed tandem parking for 45 townhouse units.
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MORE INFO Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18368 Application: 7914-0265-00 Location: 16990 Friesian Drive Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the property from General Agriculture and One-Acre Residential to Single Family Residential in order to allow subdivision into 5 single family lots and 1 split-zoned RF and A-1 lot.
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Get a new hobby this year Thursday, Jan. 1 edition of the Q Happy New Year! Bring 2015 Peace Arch News. You can also in with a fresh start, and get view it online at www. active and engaged at whiterockcity.ca the Kent Street Activity Sylvia Yee There is still time to Centre. By purchasing register. Many classes a membership for the start mid-January. year, you have access to Why not pursue an a variety of wonderful art endeavour, begin a activity groups, as well new hobby, or increase as discounts off of your physical activity registered programs. in a fun and supportive All activity groups will environment? Don’t be be resuming after the disappointed if some holiday break, be sure to classes fill quickly and review the Kent Street others get cancelled if Update for start times. there are not sufficient Q It’s not too late to take numbers. the grandchildren for some quality family skating time Q Are you taking Steps in the Right Direction? Sign up now at Centennial Arena. Holiday to achieve a variety of personal break skates continue through fitness goals in 2015. Under to Jan. 4, 12:30-2:30 p.m. each the guidance of an exercise day. The themes for upcoming specialist, find out what works skates are: mascot skate (Dec. best for you and work out to 30), Rocking New Year’s Eve an individualized program in a (Dec. 31), neon skate (Jan. 1), group setting. Classes are held canned food drive and meet at the Centre for Active Living, Fin the Canucks mascot (Jan. starting Jan. 5. 2) and sports day (Jan. 3). On Sunday, Jan. 4, take a photo with Q Do you know someone who needs some legal advice? On the zamboni and bring your Christmas tree for chipping with Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 9:30 a.m. local lawyer Alan Benson, will the White Rock Firefighters. be at Kent Street to provide this Call 604-541-2171 for more service to low-income seniors. information. Appointments are on a firstQ If you haven’t picked up come first-served basis. Visits the White Rock Winter Leisure at the Centre are free of charge, Guide yet, look for it in the
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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18379
Application: 7914-0037-00
Application: 7914-0225-00
Location: 2421 – 164 Street and 16349 – 24 Avenue
Location: 16442 – 28 Avenue
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Purpose of Bylaws: The applicant is seeking to redesignate the hatched property
site from One-Acre Residential to Multiple Residential 30 in order to permit the development of a 36-unit townhouse development. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to reduce setbacks and allow 4 visitor parking stalls to be located within the north setback.
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April Q A Surrey bus driver is punched and injured by a passenger during an unprovoked attack. As a result, Transit Police launches a campaign called Don’t Touch The Operator, but union leaders say it doesn’t go far enough. Q The City of Surrey announces South Surrey Athletic Park as the first designated site for longboarders. Q Gateway Casinos announces that a planned redevelopment of the 7093 King George Blvd. property – the home of Newton Country Bingo Hall – worth more than $20 million, is on hold, perhaps permanently. Q A preliminary hearing into the case against a man accused of being the “surgical mask bandit” begins. Travis Jensen-Pickford, 23, faces 36 charges in connection with 12 robberies in White Rock and Surrey in early 2013, in which victims were accosted while making transactions at ATMs by a masked man. Q Thieves target Marine Drive restaurant Charlie Don’t Surf, making away with a collectible guitar autographed by Australian hard-rock legends Angus and Malcolm Young of AC/DC fame. Q Residents of a White Rock condo complex file a petition in B.C. Supreme Court to quash a bylaw amendment that cleared the way for an eight-storey care facility to be built immediately south of their building. Residents of the Belaire building ask that Evergreen Baptist Care Society –
South Surrey farmer James Yue wades through his lettuce fields, after what is called “a 100-year rain event.” who want to develop the 199-bed project at 1550 Oxford St. – be required to apply for a majordevelopment permit. Q Surrey Coun. Barinder Rasode cuts ties with Surrey First, saying she is being discouraged from thinking or acting independently. Rasode says that if Mayor Dianne Watts does not run for mayor in November’s civic election, she will. Q Surrey school trustees express frustration following a letter sent to the B.C. Teachers Federation from B.C. Public School Employers’ Association telling the union it would be responsible for funding health and welfare benefits if teachers strike. Q Keen outdoorsman and environmentalist Ron Meadley is
named the Surrey Good Citizen of the Year by Surrey City Council. Q White Rock residents complain after a realty firm’s sign is bolted to the city’s iconic “Whaling Wall” mural. Once notified of the ‘forlease’ sign, Colliers International has it swiftly removed, calling the sign a “terrible mistake.” Q A man dubbed the “Falconridge rapist,” after sexually assaulting two women at knifepoint in Calgary in 2006, is found not guilty of sexually assaulting and choking a teen in Newton in 2012. The jury in the Surrey case was not privy to details of Andrew Aurie Jefferson’s past convictions. Q Surrey’s police committee commits to hiring 95 RCMP officers over the next five years
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– 35 more than previously included in the city’s five-year plan. Q Three-term Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts announces she won’t seek re-election in the fall. Q The Ministry of Children and Family Development is notified after a 10-year-old Langley boy is found in a 2005 Ferrari that was pulled over by police on 176 Street for driving at 185 km/h. The boy’s father was at the wheel.
May Q Unionized White Rock employees serve the city with 72-hours strike notice – an unprecedented move. However, Mayor Wayne Baldwin expresses concern prior to the notice that city workers could strike over issues that are “so trivial.” Q The Peace Arch Monarch Lions and White Rock Lioness clubs announce they will cease to exist – along with their sponsorship of the city’s annual Polar Bear Swim – due to declining membership. Q White Rock Coun. Helen Fathers calls for a review of the city’s board of variance procedures, following a decision that enables a home to be built with a three-car garage. Q Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in parts of South Surrey and White Rock, flooding roads with water
and debris. The sudden storm is described as a “100-year event.” Q White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin announces that the city’s decision to purchase its water utility will be decided by a referendum. Q BNSF announces plans to replace the deteriorating Little Campbell River rail bridge – with or without Semiahmoo First Nation. Semiahmoo First Nation says any work to address conditions on the rail bridge over the Little Campbell River must go through the proper channels first – including getting the band’s approval. Q Coun. Tom Gill drops from the Surrey First mayoral candidate race, leaving two contenders – Couns. Linda Hepner and Bruce Hayne. Q Fraser Health curtails surgeries in order to avoid an operatingroom budget overrun, despite lengthy surgical wait times. Q Weapon charges are upheld after a man found guilty two years ago of having concealed semiautomatic guns in the back seat of his car loses his appeal. Q A manhunt follows a fatal overnight shooting in Cloverdale, spilling into South Surrey after a “vehicle of interest” is discovered on fire in an industrial complex at 28 Avenue and 192 Street. Q White Rock councillor – and BC Ferries and Marine Workers Union member – Grant Meyer decides to respect the city workers’ picket line in front of city hall, a decision that keeps him from participating in meetings at city hall, including one council meeting. Q The White Rock/South Surrey Relay for Life scrambles to make changes as city workers ramp up job action, resulting in the closure of Centennial Arena, where organizers had booked a pre-relay event. Q Police search for two or three attackers after an armed home invasion in Ocean Park. Q Surrey School Board Trustee Terry Allan announces cuts will be made “across the board,” following an $8.5 million shortfall. Q Police arrest and charge Yosef Jomo Gopaul, 27, in connection with the homocide of Surrey hockey mom Julie Paskall. Q South Surrey’s John (Jack) Phillips is among six B.C. veterans honoured with France’s highest honour, the Ordre national de la Légion d’honneur
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Q The parking lot of Semiahmoo Shopping Centre turns into a stage for world-class skateboarders for an event aimed at bridging the gap between youth and seniors.
June Q Striking City of White Rock staffers return to the job after 100 employees represented by CUPE 402-01 ratify a new four-year collective agreement. Q Students and parents call for an end to the “feud” between the B.C. Teachers Federation and the provincial government, following rotating strikes. Q B.C.’s anti-gang unit announces charges against two individuals in connection with a raid on a South Surrey home that produced drugs, weapons and cash. Q Fraser Health CEO Dr. Nigel Murray steps down from the health authority, citing family reasons for returning to New Zealand. Q A City of White Rock glitch is at fault for an overestimation in senior homeowners’ tax bills. In order to receive an adjustment, those affected must fill out a form. Q Minister of Education Peter Fassbender announces that the teachers’ strike will not affect final exams for graduating students. Q Semiahmoo Bottle Depot’s Heimin Lee says Multi Material BC’s recycling rules are leaving him with mounds of glass and plastic that will end up in the garbage. Q White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin is livid after he says a Transport Canada inspector has ordered the city to close off its West Beach boat launch and for trains to blow their whistles from dawn to dusk. Q Second World War hero Jack Miles, 96, is robbed of five medals during a break-in. Q B.C. teachers vote 86 per cent in favour of a full strike in order to put maximum pressure on the provincial government. Q More fencing goes up on White Rock’s West Beach in order to curb trespassing. Q The White Rock Events Society says it’s hoping a synergy of community pride and volunteerism – as well as momentum generated by the 65th anniversary of the celebration – will result in a revived and reinvigorated White Rock Sea Festival. Q NDP leader John Horgan calls for Surrey-Tynehead MLA Amrik Virk to resign, citing a violation in spending rules as a university board member in 2010-2012. Q A phone call for assistance leads police to a South Surrey neighbourhood and the body of 52-year-old homicide victim Timothy Szabolcsi. Q The Surrey School District announces cuts to 135 full-time positions in an attempt to shave $9 million from its operating budget. Q The chain-link structure blocking off the West Beach boat launch is removed following completion of safety improvements at the site. Q Linda Hepner announces she is Surrey First’s choice as mayor heading into the November civic election.
Nine days after the City of White Rock “permanently” gates its West Beach boat launch, the structure is reopened to allow beach access.
July Q The City of Surrey adopts amendments to its Dog Responsibility Bylaw July 7, imposing fines on drivers who leave dogs and other animals in locked cars in the heat. The move follows the death of six dogs in the back of a truck in May, while in the care of a dog walker, in a neighbouring community. The maximum fine for leaving a dog in a locked car without adequate ventilation becomes $500 in Surrey, compared with $150 in White Rock. Q The idea of having a pedestrian-only area at the entrance to uptown White Rock is “just not reasonable,” according to White Rock’s Johnston Road Reconstruction and Beautification Task Force chair, Coun.
Al Campbell. The idea was posed for discussion by Coun. Louise Hutchinson at a June 17 task-force meeting, and was strongly endorsed by a show of hands. Q Semiahmoo First Nation voices concern that construction of protective fences on White Rock’s waterfront will trespass on significant centuries-old native burial sites. Q The City of Surrey’s annual costs rose $100 million in 2013 over 2012, according to a July 7 statement of financial information. Much is due to a jump in volume of payments to third-party suppliers as a result of the city’s “extremely aggressive” Build Surrey program, including a new city hall and recreation centres and pools.
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Q A South Surrey woman is in hospital with “life-altering” injuries – and her German shepherd is dead – after they were were struck while walking in the 3400-block of King George Boulevard. The Mercedes SUV was driven by a 17-year-old girl. Q A seven-month review of the Fraser Health region concludes that primary, community-based care could reduce pressure on hospital emergency rooms, where, according to Health Minister Terry Lake, staff are too bogged-down “putting out fires.” He adds that patients are suffering worse outcomes than peers in other regions. Q White Rock residents are expecting a better night’s sleep after Transport Canada reinstates a quiet zone along waterfront rails during nighttime hours, clarifying a June order that stipulated signals must be sounded from “dawn to dusk,” which some crews had interpreted as beginning at 4 a.m. Q A former Southridge School student appears in a California court in connection with the death of a high-ranking Google executive from a heroin overdose in 2013. Alix Catherine Tichelman, 26, described in a statement as “a high-priced outcall prostitute,” is charged with manslaughter. Q Surrey’s Sikh community is stunned when one of its leaders, Baldev Singh Kalsi, is charged with attempted murder after his wife, Narinder, is found in severe medical distress in their South Surrey home July 13. Kalsi, 66, president of the Gurdwara Brookside Temple, was arrested at the 32 Avenue home and originally charged with aggravated assault. The charge was upgraded to attempted murder three days later. One week after the attack, Kalsi’s wife is taken off life-support and he is charged with second-degree murder. i see page 14
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i from page 13 Q Organizers are optimistic about a revived 65th anniversary edition of the White Rock Sea Festival after the city confirms a matching grant that brings city investment in the festival to some $107,000. The festival, which took place on the August long weekend, is counted a success, with attendance well up from 2013.
Q Police announce an arrest in the gangland shooting of Craig Widdifield, who was killed in South Surrey April 24, 2013. Brody Robert Paterson, 20, is charged with first-degree murder, and police declare that more arrests are expected. Q A misprint on the Surrey civic election ballots causes nearly an hour-long shutdown of advanced polls. Q The Surrey First slate – led by mayoral candidate Linda Hepner – sweeps the city’s civic election, winning spots on council and school board. Q In White Rock’s civic race, incumbent Wayne Baldwin holds off challenger David Bradshaw for the mayor’s chair. The council lineup is shaken up with three new faces – Megan Knight, David Chesney and onetime councillor Lynne Sinclair – winning spots. Q After being a subject of concern for years due to its age and deteriorating condition, the rail trestle over the Little Campbell River is replaced.
August Q A BNSF freight train comes to a sudden halt on the White Rock waterfront after youths were observed lying on the tracks. Q Two women are injured and a 61-yearold man is dead after an altercation in the street and at a home in the 900-block of Ash Street in White Rock. The victim is identified as Bruce Ridout, 61, who witnesses say was stabbed coming to the defense of one of the women. Jeffrey Caille, 22, appears in Surrey Provincial Court charged with second-degree murder. Q Port Metro Vancouver announces it will approve a long-proposed coal-transfer facility at Fraser Surrey Docks, saying that all “public, municipal, agency, First Nations and other stakeholder concerns and questions” have been addressed. Q Parents are told to prepare to make child-care arrangements, in anticipation that a resolution of the teachers’ strike and government lock-out will not be reached in time for schools to re-open on Sept. 2. Q The Aug. 28 Party On The Pier fundraiser, celebrating the 100th anniversary of White Rock’s iconic landmark and the 40th anniversary of Semiahmoo Arts, attracts close to 500 people to the heritage structure.
September Q Teachers are back walking picket lines on what should have been the first week of school, as the impasse between B.C. teachers and the provincial government continues. As of Sept. 8, 74 per cent of parents of eligible children have signed up for the province’s offer of a $40-per-day payment to offset child-care costs. Q White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin says trains could be relocated off the waterfront to inland alternatives in five years. Q Surrey mayoral hopeful Linda Hepner tells media that she is firmly behind rail relocation from South Surrey’s waterfront. Her position reverses statements the previous November in which she called the idea of a waterfront without tracks a “utopia.” Q White Rock residents complain about cutbacks to TransLink’s shuttle service. Q Three-term Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts announces her plans to run for the Conservatives in the South Surrey-White Rock riding in the next federal election.
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The start of the school year is delayed three weeks, due to an ongoing labour dispute. Q A man charged with killing 17-year-old Serena Vermeersch is revealed to be a highrisk sex offender whose release from jail led to community outrage. Raymond Lee Caissie, 44, was arrested in Vancouver Sept. 20 for the murder of the Sullivan Heights Secondary student, whose body was discovered near railway tracks in the 14600block of 66 Avenue on Sept. 16. Q A long-awaited coroner’s report on the July 2013 death of Anita Lewis, 42, who was struck by a passenger train in the East Beach area of White Rock, rules her death “accidental.” Coroner Cynthia Wicks noted the jogger was wearing headphones that could have prevented her from hearing the train, and a baseball cap with a brim that may have affected her peripheral vision.
October Q A task force in White Rock forms with a goal to rename the Marine Drive “hump” to something more meaningful. The leading suggestion for a new name? Eagle Hill. Q White Rock council approves spending $20,000 to hire a consultant to look into the application process for relocating the BNSF rain line off the city’s waterfront. Q The Surrey mayoralty race heats up, with candidates trading shots over proposed policing policies. Linda Hepner accuses former Surrey First team member Barinder Rasode of endangering the community with her plan to hire 200 community-safety personnel, who are trained like police officers but unarmed. Q The year-long Surrey Six trial comes to an end as two men, Matthew Johnston and Cody Haevischer, are convicted of first-
degree murder and conspiracy to murder, in the killings of drug-dealer Corey Lal, his brother Michael, Eddie Narong and Ryan Bartolomeo, as well as innocent bystanders Ed Schellenberg and Christopher Mohan. Q In Surrey Provincial Court, South Surrey’s Janet Olson pleads guilty to four of 38 dog-theft charges. Olson, the 60-year-old founder of A Better Life Dog Rescue, was one of two women arrested in late 2011 in connection with the theft of a bulldog. Q South Surrey Second World War veteran John Mitges, 93, is announced as the recipient of the French Legion of Honour for his efforts during the Battle of the Liberation of France. The award – France’s highest military honour – is awarded for bravery and service. Q South Surrey homeless couple Roy Mercer and Darlene Fox are told that, after nearly 10 years living in a camp made on private property, they have until Nov. 1 to move out. Surrey bylaw officers explained that the order came after a complaint about the couple’s living conditions. Q It is announced that Surrey will add 47 more police officers, on top of the 95 additional officers already promised by the city over the next three years. Q A planned television debate for White Rock’s two mayoral candidates is cancelled after one candidate, David Bradshaw, turns down the invite after learning he would not be told of the debate questions and topics in advance. He later changes his mind, but it is too late to reverse course. Q A Diwali Integration Festival is held on White Rock’s waterfront, drawing 20,000 to 25,000 people.
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January Q Just prior to the BC Hockey League trade deadline, the Surrey Eagles deal a pair of top forwards – Nic Pierog and captain Brett Mulcahy – to the Penticton Vees and Vernon Vipers, respectively. A day later, the team ships another veteran, Luke Sandler, to Nanaimo. Despite the apparent rebuilding effort, head coach/GM Peter Schaefer insists “We aren’t giving up on the year at all.” Q The Holy Cross Crusaders capture the crown at the Surrey Firefighters’ Goodwill Classic – the annual city-wide senior girls basketball tournament. Holy Cross defeats the Fleetwood Park Dragons 76-47 in the championship game. Q A year after losing in the final of the Surrey RCMP Classic basketball tournament, the Tamanawis Wildcats emerge victorious, winning the city-wide showdown with an 88-46 win over Fleetwood Park.
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February Q The Surrey Eagles clinch a spot in the BC Hockey League playoffs after a 7-4 win over the Chilliwack Chiefs. It’s a considerable feat for the Birds, whose roster was turned over significantly after winning a league title one season prior. Q Forty-nine young athletes are named to BC Winter Games’ teams. The Missionhosted Games are held later in the month, at locations throughout the Fraser Valley, with the Fraser Valley zone topping the medal table with 103 total medals. Q It’s a record-breaking month for Semiahmoo Rock Lacrosse, after six players from its midget A2 team are selected in the 2014 BC Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse draft – the most ever for the association. Carter Dickson was the first player selected, going third overall to the New Westminster Salmonbellies, and he was followed by Mason Pomeroy (Burnaby Lakers), Davis Goodman (Burnaby), Jesse Young (Delta Islanders), Bowen Stauffer (Coquitlam Adanacs) and Sam Ransier (New West).
March Q The Tamanawis Wildcats’ senior boys basketball team ends Surrey public schools’ 33-year drought at the Fraser Valley Championships, winning a regional title after an 86-79 win over Coquitlam’s Gleneagle Talons. Not since 1981 – when the North Surrey Spartans did it – had a Surrey public school finished first in the tournament. Q The Surrey Eagles’ playoff run ends after six games, as the BCHL team is bounced from the first-round of playoffs by the Langley Rivermen. Q Longtime high-school teacher and basketball coach Bob Gair – a Crescent
May Q Surrey Eagles’ part-owner Chuck Westgard takes over sole control of the BC Junior Hockey League team, buying out his minority partners. It is also announced that the team will build future rosters with local talent. Q A pair of Valley West Hawks are honoured by the BC Major Midget League with end-of-season awards. Head coach Tom Spencer is named coach of the year, while centre Matt Bradley is named a firstteam all-star after leading the BCMML in scoring. Q The Earl Marriott Mariners senior boys rugby team’s five-year streak of Fraser Valley championships ends after a 24-15 loss to Robert Bateman Secondary. In June, they finish sixth at provincials. Q After originally planning to return to the BC Hockey League for one more season, Surrey Eagles captain Danton Heinen announces he will leave for the University of Denver Pioneers after the season. Q The Elgin Park Orcas finish second at BC High School Girls AAA Rugby Championships, knocking of the No. 2 and No. 3 seeds along the way. The Orcas’ fairytale run ended in the final, with a 15-10 loss to the top-seeded G.P. Vanier Towhees.
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It’s been another wildly successful year for sports teams and athletes across our community. In fact, there are almost too many successes to list on these pages, but we’ve endeavoured to try. Among 2014’s notable achievements were provincial championships on the volleyball court and football field, national titles in fastpitch, as well as a pair of rugby upsets – Elgin Park’s underdog senior girls finishing second in B.C., and Semiahmoo’s senior boys reclaiming the Sandcastle Cup after a lengthy drought. That, of course, is just a taste – there are plenty of other highlights, too. Beach resident – dies at 77. The veteran coach led Earl Marriott Secondary’s senior girls team to its only provincial title, and is also considered the most successful girls hoops coach at New Westminster Secondary, where he taught from 1960-1995 and was the school’s first athletic director. Q South Surrey golfer Adam Svensson sets a school record for career wins at Florida’s Barry University when he wins his fifth NCAA Div. 2 golf tournament of the season. The Earl Marriott grad already held the Barry University record for most wins in a season.
April Q Three South Surrey/Cloverdale rugby players – Cali Martinez, Matt Gallagher, and Joseph Carter – are part of Team BC’s U18 rugby side that wins a title at the Elite Youth
Sevens rugby tournament in Hong Kong. Q South Surrey runner Luc Bruchet is awarded the Bus Philips Memorial Trophy as UBC’s male athlete of the year. Bruchet, an Elgin Park Secondary grad, was coming off a season in which he won a national men’s cross-country title and set a new school indoor-track record in the 3,000-m. Q White Rock swimmer – and Olympian – Hilary Caldwell qualifies for the Commonwealth Games after an impressive performance at Canadian Swimming Trials in Victoria. Q After a one-year hiatus, the Sandcastle Cup rugby grudge match – the annual event between Semiahmoo and Earl Marriott’s senior boys teams – hits the pitch, with the Totems pulling off the overtime upset, winning 20-17.
Q Elgin Park runner Jake Hanna leads the South Surrey contingent at BC High School Track and Field Championships, winning three silver medals. Other medal winners include Jessica Williams, Katherine Reiss, and Jade Duncanson. Q Kenyan runner Solomon Rotich wins the Sandcastle City 10K Classic with ease, clocking a time of 31 minutes, 44 seconds – 2:40 faster than second-place finisher Evan Elder of Vancouver. Q A handful of local rugby players – Cali Martinez, Nick Collett, Drew Coles, Christian Haldane, Nick Wright, Tim Stephens, Matt Gallagher and Gino Paolella – represent Canada in U19 nine-a-side rugby, at the Rugby League Commonwealth Championships in Glasgow. In the team’s first game, they upset England 24-4.
July Q White Rock native Jason Garrison is traded from the Vancouver Canucks to the Tampa Bay Lightning, just two years after joining his hometown team. Q A pair of local softball players – South Surrey pitcher Sara Groenewegen and North Delta infielder Jennifer Yee – are named to the Canadian national team that is to play at the Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship at Softball City. i see page 16
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Plenty worth celebrating in 2014 i from page 15 Q Former White Rock Christian Academy Q One of the worst-kept secrets in local juniorbasketball coach Scott Allen – a South Surrey hockey circles is confirmed, resident who is still among the winningest highas Surrey Eagles head coach/ school coaches in B.C. hoops history – announces general manager Peter Schaefer that he will step down as Trinity Western University announces he will not be back men’s basketball coach at the end of the 2014/15. with the team for the upcoming Q Surrey United defeats Ajax FC of Ontario 3-1 to season. An hour after Schaefer claim a national U18 soccer championship at South tells PAN he is leaving the team, Surrey Athletic Park. the Eagles announce that Blaine Q The Elgin Park Orcas win the Peace Arch News Neufeld will take over behind the Classic senior girls volleyball tournament, defeating bench. Lambrick Park in the title game. Q Cyclists brave the scorching Peter Schaefer heat at the three-day Tour de former coach White Rock cycling weekend, November with Victoria’s Meghan Rathwell Q Surrey runners finish on the podium at BC and Ottawa’s Matteo Dal-Cin winning the women’s High School Cross-Country Championships, led and men’s road races, respectively. Florenz Knauer is by North Surrey Secondary’s Nathan Tadesse, who awarded the overall omnium title, after winning the won gold in the senior boys race. Others to finish men’s criterium and placing second behind Brandon in the top 10 include Michael Milic (Seaquam), Etzl in the hill climb. Connor Jackson (WRCA) and Q The White Rock Renegades ’97 Sterling Ginther (Earl Marriott). girls fastpich team punches its ticket Semiahmoo’s Chelsea Ribeiro to national championships and finishes 12th in the senior girls race. captures a provincial title after a 6-0 Q Hockey player-turned-countrywin over Delta. musician Chad Brownlee headlines Q For the fourth year in a row, Japan the local chapter of KidSport’s wins the Canadian Open Fastpitch annual Nite of Champions, which International Championship in raises thousands of dollars annually dominating fashion, beating the to help cover registration costs United States 7-0 in the title game. for young athletes who would otherwise not get to play. Q The White Rock Tritons qualify File photo for the BC Premier Baseball League Earl Marriott head coach Q The Earl Marriott Mariners playoffs for the first time in five Mike Mackay-Dunn senior football team wins its first years. They are bounced from the celebrates a football title. banner in school history, winning playoffs in the first round, losing to the the AA Tier 2 championship with a Victoria Mariners. come-from-behind 7-6 win over the Eric Hamber Griffins. Q Two White Rock athletes – swimmer Hilary Caldwell and marksman Jim Paton – win medals at December the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland. Caldwell wins bronze in the women’s 200-m Q The Earl Marriott Mariners senior boys backstroke, while Paton wins two silver medals in volleyball team successfully defends its BC AAA target-rifle events. championship, beating the Kelowna Owls – the same team they beat in the finals in 2013 – to claim their second banner. August Q Surrey soccer player Geri Donnelly – a teacher Q Three White Rock Renegades teams – the ’97s, at Enver Creek Secondary – is inducted into the ’98s and 2000s – finish on the podium at nationals. Canadian Soccer Hall of Fame. Donnelly was one The 1998-born team wins gold at U16 nationals of the members of Canada’s inaugural women’s in Brampton, Ont., while the ’97s are third at U18 national team in 1986 and played for Canada 71 championships in Saskatoon. Closer to home, the times. Renegades 2000 win silver at the U14 national jamboree in South Surrey. Q The Surrey Eagles finally end a weeks-long losing streak Dec. 5 with a 4-3 overtime win over the Q The White Rock Junior Tritons baseball season ends after the U16 team finishes 2-1 at the year-end Powell River Kings. The victory – secured thanks to a Darious Davidson OT marker – snapped a championship tournament. 16-game slump for the Birds. Q Professional golfer Adam Hadwin, the touring pro at Morgan Creek Golf and Country Club, earns Q The Tour de White Rock cycling event drops the hill-climb from the schedule, while also moving the his PGA Tour card after he finishes fourth on the other two races – the criterium and road race – a overall money list on the Web.com Tour. day ahead.
September Q Two Peninsula baseball players, Leon Boyd and Jordan Broatch, are part of the Langley Blaze senior team that captures a national title in St. John’s, Nfld. Two others from Surrey – Dillon Reynolds and Mason Cratty – are also on the team. Q White Rock-South Surrey Baseball Association teammates Sam Shoemaker and Dawson Gray cap a busy summer – which included a gold-medal win at the BC Summer Games – with a bronze medal with Team BC at national bantam baseball championships in Vaughan, Ont. Q After making a commitment to icing a roster filled primarily with local players, the Surrey Eagles new front office announces that 14 of the 22 players on the BC Hockey League team’s roster have Surrey, White Rock or Cloverdale ties.
October Q South Surrey baseball duo Dean and Ellis Neumann head to Phoenix to take part in the National Adult Baseball Association’s Father/Son World Series, where they suit up for a Denver-based team with other fathers and sons from across North America.
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MURPHY, John Martin (Jackie) It is with deep sadness and profound loss, we announce the sudden passing of John Martin Murphy (Jackie) on Christmas Eve 2014. Born in Belfast Northern Ireland September 6, 1927. He was a shining example of a husband, father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather & loyal caring friend to all who knew and respected him. He will be missed beyond belief but never be truly gone. “ Rest in peace Papa! “ A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, January 3rd, 2015 from 2pm - 4pm at: White Rock Baptist Church, 1657 140th St. Surrey, BC Will be greatly missed but never forgotten by: Wife Hannora (Norah). Daughter Irene and son-in-law Don. Granddaughter Alana & husband Mike & Great Grandchildren Anders, Evan & Ava. Grandson Neal. Step Grandson Chad (Kristy) & Step Great Grandchildren Wesley & Samantha
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INFORMATION
NOTICE TO NICOMEKL RIVER MARINE TRAFFIC. BNSF Railway is proposing to undertake major repairs to the swing span bridge located over the Nicomekl River at Crescent Beach Marina in January, 2015. This work will preclude the bridge from swinging for marine traffic for the duration of the project. It is anticipated that it will take approximately three (3) weeks to complete the repairs. BNSF is proposing to start the work on Wednesday, January 7 and complete the work on Friday, January 30. These dates are subject to obtaining authorization from Transport Canada under the Navigation Protection Act (NPA). The work being undertaken on those dates with a view to disrupt as little marine traffic as possible. Historically, this the time of year with the least amount of marine traffic requiring the span to swing to enter or exit the Nicomekl River. All vessels not requiring the bridge span to swing will not be impacted by this work. Please direct any comments or concerns to Grant Nightingale, Engineering Supervisor - BNSF Railway at grant.nightingale@bnsf.com and Transport Canada at NPPPAC-PPNPAC@tc.gc.ca
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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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TransX is now hiring Vancouver based Class 1 Owner Operators for Terrace and Central B.C. interior runs.
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VOLUNTEERS
BECOME A VOLUNTEER LITERACY or MATH TUTOR and help a child who is struggling to learn! You must have excellent English and/or math skills, and enjoy working with children. Tutoring locations in both Surrey & Langley. Extensive training provided. Surrey information sessions held on either Monday, January 5th or Tuesday, January 6th at 7 PM the Learning Disabilities Association office, #201 - 13766 - 72 Ave. Langley information session held on Wednesday, January 7th at 7 PM at Douglas Park School, 5409-206 St. Langley Pre-register at 604-591-5156. Info: www.Ldafs.org
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F/T In home CAREGIVER live in req’d for elderly couple in Delta. $10.50/hr. More info: 604-440-6774 or email: jonalynfreelife@gmail.com
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By joining White Rock / South Surrey's number one community print and online newspaper, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant communities. The team environment at the Peace Arch News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence. You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver's license are required. The Peace Arch News is part of Black Press, Canada's largest private independent newspaper company with more than 170 community, daily and urban newspapers in BC, Alberta, Washington, Ohio, California and Hawaii.
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FT, IN-HOME caregiver (childcare) req. Feb 2015. Job duties: childcare, meal prep and light housekeeping. Min. 1-year contract. $10.50/hr. Incl. MSP, Dental & 4-wks vacation. Location: White Rock, BC. Skills Req: Educationhigh school & Work Experience1-year relevant experience. Apply to Courtney & Jonathan Parker, 604-307-0103 or courtney_parker@shaw.ca
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Please send your resume with cover letter by Thursday, January 9 to: Collette Vernon - Ad Manager Peace Arch News, #200 - 2411 - 160th St., Surrey, BC V3S 0C8 or email to Collette@peacearchnews.com
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~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates
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FINANCIAL SERVICES
Are You $10K Or More In Debt? DebtGo can help reduce a significant portion of your debt load. Call now and see if you qualify. 1-800-351-1783
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MOVING?
Low Cost. Same Day. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
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GARDENING
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Skyline Apts
Interior Painting, Walls, Doors, Casings, Homes, Offices, Ceiling Repairs, Finishing, Small Reno’s
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White Rock .Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.
Quiet community oriented living.
1 & 2 Bdrm Suites Hot Water & U/G Parking Incl
RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING
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Call 604-536-8499 www.cycloneholdings.ca
. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
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PLUMBING
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Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
$45/Hr
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING
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All Your Cleaning Needs
604 - 720 - 2009 ~We accept Visa & Mastercard~ .Jim’s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).
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RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Drain Cleaning
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BRO MARV PLUMBING 24/7 Plumbing, heating, clogged drains BBB. (604)582-1598, bromarv.com
STEEL BUILDINGS/METAL BUILDINGS 60% OFF! 20x28, 30x40, 40x62, 45x90, 50x120, 60x150, 80x100 sell for balance owed! Call 1-800-457-2206 www.crownsteelbuildings.ca.
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FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
ALL RUBBISH TAKEN AWAY Yard Clean-up, Bushes trimmed (604)510-4202
Tree Pruning, Topping & Removal Hedge Trimming ~ Disposal
Full Landscape & Maintenance Services
Call 778-245-5006
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WE BUY HOMES BC • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647
TONY’’S PAINTING
Christmas Light Installation Gutter, Window Cleaning & Yard cleanup. 20 yrs exp. 778-384-4912
283A Everybody’s doing it! Save time, money & steps. Before you go anyplace else, take a walk through the Classifieds for the best bargains around! Check out our “MERCHANDISE FOR SALE” section in the 500’s!
RELIABLE Cleaning Lady for White Rock/South Surrey area only. I have been cleaning for eight years and have a couple of available openings for local residents. Please call me if you have any questions. Natalie 604-560-5311.
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOMES WANTED
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HANDYPERSONS
A PROFESSIONAL HANDYMAN / CARPENTER 20 yrs exp. Licensed & Insured. Call 604-802-8809. Renovations, Repairs, Decks, Baths, Kitchens, Mouldings, Flooring.
TOWNHOUSES
1 BDRM SUITE Southside-Bright & Sunny Top Floor, Hardwood flrs, Balcony. $795/incl heat/hwater 100% SMOKE FREE BLDG NO PETS ~ ADULT ORIENTED
Call 604-536-8428 Searching for your dream home or selling it? This is the location. Listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.
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TRANSPORTATION
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REAL ESTATE
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White Rock ~ 1243 Best St
FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045. www.dollars4guns.com.
Insured ~ WCB Over 25 yrs Exp.
SUITES, LOWER
Call 604-536-0379
MISC. WANTED
*Free Estimate *Seniors Discount
750
S.SURREY: 160/20 Ave. Bright g/f 1 bdrm & den. 850sf. Lndry, gas f/p, sep ent. $900. N/S. 604-538-2946
1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm units avail now Heat & hot wtr incl. Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr
MISC. FOR SALE
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Call 536-5639 to view & for rates
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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.
604-451-6676
SPACIOUS, immaculate, 2 BR suite (top flr duplex) in quiet, Strawberry Hill neighbourhood. Parking, fenced backyard, deck, laundry. Utilities included - $900/mo. 604818-7995.
OFFICE/RETAIL
Rosemary Centre
SOUTH SURREY- 2nd Ave. & 176th (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
LOOKING FOR WORK?
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Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.
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
APPLIANCES
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Family housing 1851 Southmere Crescent E. 2 bdrm apartments starting from $915/mo-$1027/mo. incl. heat. Pet friendly, near all amenities. Community garden.
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
604-537-4140
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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.
SOMERSET GARDENS (S. Sry)
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
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Weekly • Biweekly • Monthly Residential & Commercial Services ~ Excellent Rates!! * Licensed * Bonded * Insured
HOLIDAY SAVINGS! 30% OFF res/comm services. Don’t miss out! Contact us today 604-754-2417
SUNDECKS
Call: 604-760-7882
AFFORDABLE MOVING
Santa Forgot Winter Clean up! *Tree Hair Cut & Pruning *Snow Removal. Same Day Estimate. Call Kris 604-617-5561
ELECT SERVICES
1 BDRM - $895/MO. IN WELL MAINTAINED NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included. No pets, No smoking.
Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1973
A MAID 2 CLEAN
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
CRESTWOOD MANOR
www.BBmoving.ca
CLEANING SERVICES
E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING
Running this ad for 10yrs
604-536-6620
Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
778-883-4262
Call 604-538-5337
B & B MOBILE SERVICES
THE JAPANESE YARDMAN
Peace Arch Appliance
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UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP
• Small 1-4 Bedroom • Internals & Big Moves • Internals SingleItems Items •• Packing • Single Packing Supplies
ALL FENCING Wind Repairs, Yard Clean-up Very reasonable. (604)510-4202
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
www.paintspecial.com
ELECTRICAL
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1 & 2 Bedrooms
604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley
MOVING & STORAGE
HOMES FOR RENT
Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.
Painting, Painting Painting
CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928
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ACTIVE SENIOR
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring & Maid Services.
www.aboveallcontracting.ca
RENTALS
APARTMENT/CONDO
Swimming Pool & All Amenities.
3 rooms for $299, 2 coats any colour
Call Al 604-970-7083
FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS
706
PAINT SPECIAL
DRYWALL
threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca
RUBBISH REMOVAL
Vincent 543-7776
All trades at your disposal within your budget, with timely and quality workmanship.
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RENTALS
WCB INSURED
FULL RENO’S, NEW KITCHEN & BATHS, QUICK HANDYMAN FIX-UP
• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
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Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928
Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
White Rock. 2 Bdrm, 1 bath, walk to mall/bus. $1225 incl heat/hotwtr, Adult oriented NS/NP. (604)5369565 / (604)765-9565. WHITE ROCK area: Spac 1 bdrm & den suite. Walk to malls, bus, rest; large patio. In-ste lndry. $1250/mo incl gas. N/P, N/S. 604-531-9457.
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SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
AAA SCRAP CAR REMOVAL Minimum $150 cash for full size vehicles, any cond. 604-721-4528 The Scrapper
HOMES FOR RENT
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME
AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056 .Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated Ryan 778.229.0236
WHITE ROCK HANDYMAN Repair - Renovate - Organize Build - Design - Electric
SENIOR DISCOUNTS
NORTHSTARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com Master Painters at Students Rates. We will BEAT any Qualified Quotes. 778.245.9069
Small or Large JOBS To Do List? Free Quotes
MaZebah 778-788-7390 30 Yrs. Experience - References RON Morin
.Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
SHELL BUSEY’S “White Rock & South Surrey’s Leading Renovator since 1989” .CAN-PRO Paint and Drywall. Over 25 yrs of quality service. 3 ROOMS, $250. Insured. 604-771-7052
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
Home Improvements
“OVER 30 YEARS IN HOME IMPROVEMENTS” WE CAN HELP YOU WITH ANY HOME RENOVATION/REPAIR PROJECT DEAL WITH A COMPANY YOUR FAMILY CAN TRUST! CALL TODAY FOR A FREE ESTIMATE Serving White Rock & Surrey
www.askshell.com
Unit #7 - 2320 King George Blvd. in South Surrey
604.542.2236
Peninsula Prop Management
S. SURREY 1500 sq.ft. rancher 3 bdrm, 2 bath, 2 car garage, private backyard, 5 new appls, new flooring & new paint throughout, NS/NP. $2000/mo + utils. 604-418-9920 S.SURREY Grandview Corners. 5 bdrm 2 level house, 9 yrs/old. S/S appl’s, fenced b/yard. Jan 1st. $2300/mo. 604-880-3099
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BLAZING ASIAGO: Capicolla, Chorizo, Hot Salami, Mushroom, Cilantro, Banana Pepper, Mozzarella & Asiago Cheese GREEN ASIAGO: Spinach, Zucchini, Asparagus, Olive, Onion, Sun Dried Tomato, Basil Pesto, Feta, Mozzarella & Asiago Cheese CHICKEN ASIAGO: Chicken, Mushroom, Pineapple, Green Pepper, Sun Dried Tomato, Oregano, Mozzarella & Asiago Cheese LA MER ASIAGO: Shrimp, Smoked Oyster, Anchovy, Red Onion, Mushroom, Mozzarella & Asiago Cheese
Specialty Pizzas BERTOLUCCI SPECIAL: Ham, Pepperoni, Mushrooms, Onions, Green Peppers & Olives BERTOLUCCI FETA: Italian Salami, Mushroom, Onions, Tomatoes, Green Peppers & Feta Cheese BERTOLUCCI VEGETARIAN: Mushrooms, Onions, Olives, Pineapples, Green Peppers & Tomatoes
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BERTOLUCCI DELUXE: Ham, Pepperoni, Salami, Green Peppers, Onions, Olives, Lean Beef, Mushrooms, Pinapples & Tomatoes BERTOLUCCI HOT & SPICY: Hot Pepperoni, Hot Salami, Onions, Mushrooms & Green Peppers BERTOLUCCI MEAT LOVERS: Ham, Pepperoni, Salami & Lean Beef BERTOLUCCI HAWAIIAN: Ham, Pineapple, Mushrooms & Extra Cheese BERTOLUCCI CHICKEN: Chicken, Onions, Mushrooms & Tomatoes BERTOLUCCI MEXICANA: Lean Beef or Chicken, Onions, Sour Cream, Fresh Lettuce & Tomatoes BERTOLUCCI TROPICAL HAWAIIAN: Ham, Tropical Sauce, Pineapples, Bacon BERTOLUCCI CHICKEN JALAPENO: Chicken, Onions & Jalapenos BERTOLUCCI TRIPLE CHEESE BACON BURGER: Onions, Beef, Bacon & Extra Cheese
GOURMET DELITES & PESTO PIZZAS ARE ALSO AVAILABLE OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK Sun - Thurs 4pm - 10pm Fri - Sat 4pm - 11pm
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New Years Eve 4 Course Meal
$40.00 Seating is at 6 pm and 8 pm Daily Drink Specials! Dinner Specials
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Kiki’s Restaurant #118 - 1959 - 152nd Street
604.536.8244 OPEN FROM 11:00 A.M. PLENTY OF FREE PARKING