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Winding up: With the Canadian Open Fastpitch Championships on the horizon – and Olympic inclusion once again a legitimate possibility – interest in women’s softball is ramping up on the Peninsula and beyond. i see page 31

City of White Rock dealing with Church of the Holy Smoke ‘within the law,’ mayor says

Pro-pot church claims persecution Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

Proponents behind White Rock’s marijuana-focused religious organization are calling for a worldwide boycott of the city, following an order issued Friday to dismantle the gathering place or face fines. Robin Douglas – who calls himself Pastor Robin, a title he says will soon be official – told Peace Arch News Monday the boycott led by the Church of the Holy Smoke is in protest of “their violation of human rights and freedom of religion.”

“They gave us a notice that we have to have our tent down by Friday (June 26) or else they’re going to start to issue us a $150 fine,” Douglas said. “If they’re going to give us a ticket… the City of White Rock has to, by law, ticket everybody that has a tent on the property, otherwise it becomes selective prosecution. “White Rock should not have a right to shut a religion down that is trying to do good for the community.” Mayor Wayne Baldwin, however, said he does not believe the organization is appropriate for White Rock,

and he is “not going to be overwhelmed” by the boycott threat. “We’re dealing with it within the law,” Baldwin said. Douglas opened the facility in a tent structure on property in the 14700-block of Marine Drive about 2½ months ago. His goal, he told PAN, was to create a place where residents and visitors alike can safely enjoy cannabis; to keep pot “off the beach and off the street.” Signage outside notes entry is restricted to those 18 years and older, and while Douglas confirmed he is

under court order not to have anyone younger than 18 in his residence – the condition was part of a sentence imposed last November on a trafficking charge – he said the restriction at his facility would have been in place anyway. “Regardless if that was there or not, it would still be 18-plus,” he said. The city’s interest in the facility was sparked by a complaint earlier this month, and officials told PAN at that time that efforts were underway to have it taken down. Gord Goble photo i see page 2 Pastor Robin plans boycott.

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Father and son Hans Ignatius and Rudi Schantli check out the model trains on display at the Father’s Day open house at Historic Stewart Farm in South Surrey Sunday. The event featured members of the Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club on hand to chat with visitors about model trains and the history of Surrey’s railway.

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While last year was a painful one for the Surrey School District, trustees have balanced the preliminary operating budget for the coming school year without making any drastic cuts to staff, programs or student services. For the current school year ending this month, the district faced a shortfall of about $9 million and was forced to lay off staff, cut others’ hours and not fill vacated positions. Nearly 50 teachers who left were not replaced, meaning schools had to adhere much more strictly to class-size restrictions this year. Trustee Shawn Wilson, chair of the Surrey Board of Education, says those cutbacks helped ease the pain in drafting the 2015-2016 budget. “The cuts we made last year, they carried on into the current year,” he said. “You take a bloodbath one year and then the following year, it’s a little bit easier.” i see page 10

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Douglas confirmed Monday – estimating 150 people participated over the course of the day – but the event served its purpose nonetheless, he said. “We got our name out there. We had lots of people come by and say ‘yes, this is a good thing… we support you’,” he said. He maintains that activities within the facility are legal under the right to practise religion. “We’re not selling cannabis, we’re smoking it,” he said. “We have declared this our holy church and therefore we have the right to use our holy sacrament in our church.” In addition to fighting his eviction notice – a teleconference hearing has been set for Aug. 12 through the tenancy branch – Douglas said he will defy the City of White Rock order. If his operation is forcibly dismantled, he plans to file a human-rights complaint under the religious act, “and the City of White Rock will have to answer for crimes against the church.”

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Delta Mayor Lois Jackson says fear about dust from coal trains rolling through the Lower Mainland is not grounded in facts. She spoke out at a June 12 Metro Vancouver board meeting where regional politicians demanded a longer consultation period on the revised Fraser Surrey Docks proposal for a new coal-export terminal on the Fraser River. “There seems to be a lot of hysteria and a lot of innuendo about certain things about coal,” Jackson said. “There is not a big bogeyman beside the rail tracks.” She said testing near rail lines that serve the coal terminal at Deltaport has repeatedly shown coal dust is “very difficult to detect.” One resident brought in a soiled paper towel from wiping down deck furniture he was convinced was dusted by a coal train, she said,

prompting the municipality to test it. “The majority of what’s on your sundecks, people, is mould, it’s not coal dust. It was hardly able to be detected in this sample that they took.” She also said other mayors and councillors are exaggerating the number of trains expected to serve the Fraser Surrey Docks operation, noting it would be one a day in each direction through White Rock, Surrey and Delta based on the proposal to ship four million tonnes of U.S. thermal coal a year. White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin said those two trains a day could easily increase to eight if the terminal’s capacity rises beyond the initial proposal. And he suggested that it “will be a lot more” than eight if the Massey Tunnel is replaced with a bridge and the Fraser River is dredged to allow passage for more heavily laden freighters.

Baldwin, however, agreed with Jackson about residents’ coal-dust complaints. “We, too, have done analysis of people’s cleaning materials and found that it is just spores and whatnot. It is not coal dust, but they firmly believe it is coal dust.” Baldwin and other Metro directors voted in favour of a resolution from Surrey Coun. Judy Villeneuve reiterating the regional district’s opposition to coal shipments on the Fraser River other than from Deltaport. Fraser Surrey Docks wants Port Metro Vancouver to amend its approval to allow it to load directly to ocean-going ships, rather than first barging coal to Texada Island. A three-week consultation period in May was inadequate for the change, according to the resolution. The regional district wants public information meetings and more studies, including a human health-risk assess-

ment with methodology approved by Lower Mainland chief medical health officers. Baldwin said the analysis provided by Fraser Surrey Docks has been “mickey mouse.” Jackson, however, accused health officials of frightening people about coal, which she said is “basically inert” and poses almost no risks until it’s burned. She said testing after a 2012 spill into the ocean at Deltaport found no negative effects and she disputed a claim by Richmond Coun. Harold Steves that a “dead zone” of sea life surrounds that coal terminal. Villeneuve said there are multiple grounds for local concern about the proposed coal shipments, from the terminal’s expected sewer discharges to blocked level crossings. “We now have 22 trains going through our community with several accesses and egresses cut off for long periods of time,” she said.

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Team spirit Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter

Mann Park Lawn Bowling Club was a hive of high-fives, praise and smiles Friday as teams of Semiahmoo Secondary students took to the green for a tournament and barbecue. The afternoon was the culmination of the teens’ ‘Get the Ball Rolling’ project – an initiative of Semi’s leadership students that connected them with their peers from the school’s BASES program, through the sports of bocce and lawn bowling. The BASES program is for students with special needs, with challenges ranging from autism and Down syndrome to visual impairment. Department head Ryan Deutsch said more than 35 Grade 8 to 12 students enrolled this school year, and the opportunity to work with the leadership team was a welcome one, creating connections the teens may otherwise not have experienced. “Friendship, somebody that they recognize in the hallways – just feeling like they belong in the school,” Deutsch said.

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Semiahmoo Secondary leadership students teamed up with the school’s BASES program participants for an afternoon of food and fun. Clockwise from far left: Lauren, with Berlyn Seselja, reacts to a bowl; Liam Dempsey watches as partner Seong Jung bowls; and Jake Webster shares a smile and a high-five with partner Ashleigh Jones. He described the results as “awesome.” Judging by the scene Friday, the students felt the same. “Excuse me – I’m happy,” said one teen, giving a smile and a thumbs-up when asked if he was having a good day. Jake Webster beamed at the success of his bowl, sharing an enthusiastic high-five with leadership student Ashleigh Jones after an intense moment of watching its progress on the rink. PE department head and

leadership co-ordinator Lori Pajic said the wrap-up event was funded by a $500 Motivate Canada grant, which was awarded to the leadership team for the youth-driven initiative. Pajic said the teens chose to focus on their peers in the BASES program, and planned an initiative that would encourage participation. Prior to Friday’s tournament, they spent time together learning how to play both sports. The teens took a lot away from

the experience, Pajic said. “I think a lot of them learned a lot from it,” she said. “The whole point of it is to try and encourage it to go forward.” The camaraderie amongst the students Friday left a strong impression with club officials. “I am incredibly fascinated by the generosity of the leadership students,” club president Bryant Avery said. “Some of these other students are unable to do much at all (and) the leadership students

are coming up and giving ’em high fives, (saying) ‘great bowl’. It’s very heartening. It’s one of the reasons why we do it.” Avery described the club’s involvement as a way to give back, and an opportunity to change the stereotype that lawn bowling is a sport just for the older generation. “Here in this area, bowling has the reputation of being an old-folks’ game. Elsewhere, that’s not the case,” Avery said, noting one of the region’s best players is in his 20s.

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Quality events already here Editor: Re: Summer concert series coming to White Rock, June 12. I am not terribly impressed with the new marketing plan put out by Douglas Smith, executive director of the White Rock BIA, in partnership with the City of White Rock, with regards to the “new look” for White Rock celebrations. I am appreciative of the efforts being made to bring “high-profile local recording artists and emerging stars of the B.C indie music scene” to our White Rock stage, but Smith’s comments like “the days of doing small events are over”, and that he is “focused on providing regional events of really high quality” seem to negate the fact White Rock has successful, high-quality, regional events already. To put it in perspective, as a volunteer in this community for several different organizations, I know first hand the amount of time, effort and volunteer hours it takes to put on a first-class festival – note Sea Festival, Diwali Festival, Moon Festival and the annual White Rock Blues Society Challenge, to name a few, all showcasing exceptional talent while operating on small budgets. Smith, on the other hand, receives a salary from the BIA. The City of White Rock and BIA should leave their egos at home and not downplay the huge efforts of all the many musical and cultural happenings in Our City by the Sea, as, in the end, the general public will have the final say. Gini VanDer Meulen, Surrey

Some trees left to die Editor: I can’t believe my eyes as I drive past the corner of King George and 16 Avenue looking at another group of dying cedars planted by City of Surrey, replacing healthy locust trees that were there for years. They are so red, it looks like they were never watered. After the first group of cedars died, why didn’t they take more care with the second group? Who is responsible for letting

these young trees die? Just around the corner, the plants in the new medians are being watered. So, why were these trees neglected? Is this the best way to showcase the ‘city of trees’? L.C. Bjorknas, White Rock

Political subsidies Editor: I’m concerned about the way government consumes our tax dollars. They take donations from big business and buy expensive TV ads

to trick the voter. It then rewards business with grants – again, bribes. Jobs, Tourism and Skills Training (JTST) provides funding to the Immigrant Employment Council of BC (IECBC). Up to $200,000 to companies that will hire foreign cheap labour over Canadian workers. One company stood out. How many others are on the bribery merry-go-round? Since 2005, XYZ Industries (not its real name) donated approximately $150,000 in political contributions to the provincial Liberal party. XYZ Industries received up to a $100,000 grant from the provincial Liberals for hiring immigrant

labour 2012-13. At what point do we call it conflict of interest? Or even bribery? Most of these grants went to chambers of commerce and were thus laundered in anonymity. But it is still a case of the revolving door – taxpayers give money to government; government forwards some to business; and business gives some back to government as political donations – the perfect recipe for plutocracy. The only one being cheated is the taxpayer. My query: How much money is flowing back and forth between business and our provincial government at the expense of the taxpayer? R.K. Grace, Surrey

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Criticism over the city’s clearing of a portion of the White Rock hillside are unfounded, writes John Bootsma.

Others’ views are their business Editor: I took a stroll down the promenade in White Rock last week. As with many others in the White Rock, South Surrey area, I was curious to see what damage had been done to the ‘Hump’. I started at the east end, heading west. Nothing had changed. I saw the bald-eagle tree – he was there – lots of other ground cover, lots of trees. I was beginning to think that some letter writers had formed a club to fool all of us. Finally after two-thirds of the way, there it was, all cleared. I could see the retaining wall that the city wanted to be able to see. I did not realize that it was so high.

All the big, mature trees were there. It looked beautiful. In a year’s time, all the undergrowth, blackberry bushes, will be back. So what is the big deal? The people in the condos across the street on Marine Drive have gotten back the view that the city prides itself on and which they paid dearly for. The city has beautified an area which is a big tourist draw. Now if we can just get the boy scouts down there to clean up the rest of the garbage, all will be well. It always amazes me how people will get all emotional about trees that block other people’s views or that are in their neighbour’s yard. Frankly, it is none of your business. John Bootsma, White Rock

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Spouse killed in alleged ‘domestic-related’ attack

Murder hearing set for 2016 A preliminary inquiry three days starting has been set in the June 13, 2016 in Surrey second-degree murder Provincial Court. case of a former highKalsi – former ranking member president of the of Surrey’s Sikh Gurdwara Sahib community. Brookside temple – The proceedings was arrested in South against Baldev Singh Surrey last July 14, after Kalsi – to determine police found his wife in Narinder Kaur Kalsi if there is enough severe medical distress victim evidence to warrant at a home in the 19400a criminal trial – are block of 32 Avenue. scheduled to take place over She was airlifted to hospital and

placed on life support. Police at the time described the incident as “domesticrelated and not a random attack.” Initially charged with aggravated assault, then attempted murder, the charge against Kalsi was upgraded to second-degree murder less than a week later, after Narinder Kaur Kalsi was taken off of life support and pronounced dead. – Tracy Holmes

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Evanish acknowledged the proposed height could face some opposition. “Twelve storeys will be a lightning rod for some people,” he said. “We’ve certainly got some positive feedback from others.” For the project to proceed, an amendment to the site’s designation under the official community plan is required, as is rezoning and a major development permit. A public information meeting is set for 5:30 to 7 p.m. July 15 at Centennial Arena. – Tracy Holmes

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Trustees give themselves 4 per cent raise Sheila Reynolds Black Press

Surrey school trustees have voted themselves a four-per-cent raise – a pay hike they say is justified considering the workload involved in helping run the largest school district in the province. The increase in the Surrey Board of Education’s annual remuneration brings the seven trustees’ base pay rate to $32,000 apiece per year, up from $30,800 during the past year. The increase – voted on after a motion that was deferred in March was re-introduced and passed unanimously at Thursday’s public board meeting – amounts to about $100 more per month and is effective July 1. “If you took the total governance cost

divided by the number of students and worked it out on a per-student cost, we’re extremely low – probably the lowest,” said Surrey Board of Education chairperson Shawn Wilson. “In reality, more students means more schools, more employees, bigger budgets, more activities and more workload for seven trustees.” Both Vancouver and Coquitlam school districts, which are smaller than Surrey, have nine trustees. Vancouver pays their trustees less, but has two more, so their total wage payout equals Surrey’s at about $230,000 per year. Trustees in Coquitlam are the highest paid in the Lower Mainland. With student enrolment of about 31,000 (Surrey’s is close to 70,000), the nine Coquitlam board members

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ew can match the Barge family in its early and long-lasting connection with White Rock. More than a century ago, with his wife, Ruby, and their three children, William R. Barge arrived to take up his duties as an immigration officer, and stayed to contribute much to what Lorraine and Hugh Ellenwood characterizes early White Rock. Their first home was a tent on the beach. By April 1913, Barge had purchased property and built a house in the Vidal subdivision across the seafront road (Marine Drive) from the Great Northern Railway station. We met recently with his granddaughter, 85-year-old Marie Barge McCullough, her son, Don, and her nieces, Linda Barge Balback and Carol Barge Higgins. With obvious amusement, Marie recalled “the Barge compound”, the cluster of family residences near the foot of Victoria Avenue. She especially remembered walking to school up through ‘the forest’ (the Hope property), and sorting nails for her father, William Jr., in the Barge hardware store. Her grandmother’s habit of burying money in the backyard – because she didn’t trust banks – brought a chuckle as she wondered if the bulldozers uncovered the loot when the property was redeveloped. Soon after the outbreak of the First World War, volunteer Will Barge was on his way to France as a transport sergeant with the 7th Battalion. By the time he was invalided home in 1915, both his sons, William J. (Bill) and Earl, had joined up. Subsequently, son William was awarded the Military Medal; Earl was wounded at Vimy Ridge, the first White Rock man to be hospitalized at the front. Following the war, all three were involved

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Clockwise, from top: The Barge family, circa 1907 – William Robert, William Joseph, Ella, Ruby and Earl; The Central Hotel and Barge Brothers’ store across Marine Drive from the station in the mid-1920s; Harold Barge (on right) and fellow White Rock firefighters pose with Miss White Rock in 1954. in organizing the local branch of the Great War Veterans Association, forerunner of the Canadian Legion, and building the iconic Legion building adjacent to the pier. In 1919, on the front of his property, Barge erected a store containing the first plate-glass windows in White Rock, and specializing in fish and green groceries. Expansion in 1924 included lumber, furniture, and hardware when sons Bill and Earl took over the grocery department. A Ford runabout was purchased to provide delivery service. The following year, a gas tank was installed and auto supplies were stocked. These were the days of few public services, and fire was an extremely dreaded menace along the seafront road. Reliance on each

other was vital. In 1928, when fire broke out at the GNR depot, Barge Hardware quickly supplied pails for the bucket line from high tide to the station, as well as picks and axes to tear boards off walls and platform of the burning building. These measures were not enough to save the stores ravaged by fire in 1930. When William R. died in 1932, his obituary noted, “Mr. Barge was a big loser in the disastrous fire that swept White Rock two years ago, and since then he lived in retirement.” Rebuilt after the devastating fire, the Barge stores endured in various forms and under diverse management for two more decades. Perhaps Carol and Linda’s father, Harold

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i from page 11 wiped the bugs off the windshield so he could see. We couldn’t do much by the time we arrived.” Ruby – generally known as Grandma Barge, probably because she served as the community midwife – started the store’s ladies’ department in 1929. When she died in 1964, she was lauded as, “a neighbour who could be called out, day or night, to lend assistance or help with the birth of a baby. Her home, which had a living room large enough for dancing, was the scene of almost perpetual open house for friends and neighbours.” During the Second World War, both Bill and Earl served in the home guard Legion of Frontiersmen, and were two of only four in the area qualifying for Dominion Marksman Bronze Medals at the time. Bill was promoted to captain and second in command in 1942. He also served as head of aircraft detection in the area. Sports-minded Earl was the first in White Rock to light his backyard badminton court for night games. Many local residents still remember that his daughter, Meryl, an early WRASA swimming star, became a legendary coach, teaching generations of children as well as holding executive positions in the club until 1964. Ella, third child of the senior Barges, married teacher Tom Carmichael, who was instrumental in forming the local PTA in 1924. After a stint in Prince George, they retired to White

Rock where Tom served on city council in 1966 and 1967. Marie recalled that her brother, Harold, joined the White Rock fire department following his service in the armed forces during the Second World War. He and his family moved into the living quarters of the White Rock fire station at the corner of North Bluff and Johnston Road in 1953. He was appointed acting fire chief during White Rock’s transition from a ward of Surrey to a city, later transferring to the Surrey fire department holding the rank of captain with badge Number 1. Harold retired in 1978. A few years later, the firefighters’ union bought a small social club for firemen they named the ‘Barge Inn’. At his funeral in 1995, an impressive full-dress honour guard of firefighters marked the high regard in which he was held. Although the stores and ‘compound’ are long gone, a park near the western boundary of the city commemorates the role played by this remarkable family in the early development of White Rock. It is small and inconspicuous, but the neighbourhood children enjoy playing there. That, in our opinion, would be ‘enough said’ for William R. and Ruby Barge. The Peninsula’s best-known motherand-son historians, Lorraine and Hugh Ellenwood, are dedicated to preserving history through the White Rock Museum & Archives. Call 604541-2225, or email whiterockarchives@ telus.net

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no room for trees or landscaping. This disregards the many studies which show suburbs with natural landscaping have higher property values. Trees make a neighbourhood a more desirable place to live. Parks, boulevards and bluffs all benefit from the presence of shade trees. Many municipalities, such as Surrey and Delta, have recently revised their treeprotection bylaws to encourage owners to retain trees on their properties and prevent cutting without the proper permits. Removing trees can detrimentally affect neighbours by increasing the risk of blowdown of surrounding trees, with consequent property damage, power outages, etc. It can increase the risk of flooding, since large trees absorb so much water from both the ground and rainfall, and it can affect people’s enjoyment of their own property, as foliage frames and enhances views, and removing it changes the ambience of a neighbourhood. Enjoyment of trees can be culturally variable – the wet B.C. coast with its giant trees is very different from the open landscape of the Canadian prairies and takes some adjustment from those who move location (as our family did), but hopefully as the benefits of trees become better-known and understood, land owners will consider keeping mature trees, not cutting them. Anne Murray, the author of two nature books available in local book stores, writes monthly in the Peace Arch News – www. natureguidesbc.com

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Gap widens in home costs Jeff Nagel

rate of less than three per cent – Valley townhouse prices are Real estate watchers say condos actually down five per cent over and townhomes in the Fraser the same period and condo Valley have been left in the dust prices are down 14 per cent. by rising house prices, a fact “For townhomes and apartlargely lost in the public ments, prices are still debate about the lack of below the previous peak housing affordability in and haven’t recovered Vancouver. since the financial crisis,” “You don’t need a milAdamache said. lion to live in the FraAs a result of the twoser Valley,” Real Estate track market, she said, Investment Network buying a detached house senior analyst Don instead of a townhome Campbell told a forum now costs roughly in Surrey Thursday $300,000 more in the hosted by the Urban Robyn Adamache Valley, compared to Development Institute, market analyst $200,000 more in 2009. referring to the social She said the gap media hashtag #donthave1mil- between the cost of an apartlion used to protest prices in ment and a house in the Valley Vancouver. has widened from $300,000 to He was one of several speakers $400,000 over the same period. who pointed to the different marAdamache predicted the hot ket dynamics in the Valley and housing market of this spring particularly the widening gap will moderate heading into the between the prices of detached fall and price gains will be closer houses and either townhouses or to two to three per cent in 2016. condos. A growing population will con“It’s really the detached house tinue to power the real estate market that’s moving prices,” said market forward, she said, citing Robyn Adamache, senior market estimates that 8,500 new houseanalyst with the Canada Mort- holds are being formed each year gage and Housing Corp. in the Fraser Valley, with nearly She said that while Fraser Val- 3,000 of them in Surrey and ley single family house prices about 1,000 in Langley. have climbed 15 per cent since Between now and 2031, an extra 2008 – a relatively sedate annual 500,000 residents are expected in Black Press

the region – the equivalent of dropping another Surrey into the Valley. Prices of detached houses in the Fraser Valley are also expected to be bolstered by the flight eastward of new families who want the yard with white picket fence but can’t afford it near Vancouver, Central 1 Credit Unon senior economist Bryan Yu said. He and other speakers noted millennials are now about as numerous as baby boomers in the region and their home-buying preferences are expected to increasingly influence prices and shape what developers build. Speakers said they saw no evidence of speculators driving the market. Scott Brown, president of Fifth Avenue Real Estate Marketing, said 95 per cent of the 600 multifamily units his firm sold in the Fraser Valley last year were to people intending to live in them – not investors or absentee owners. “This is not a false demand of investment, where if interest rates go up or something like that the whole market just crashes – these are people who are buying and moving in.” He said townhouses are increasingly accepted as a more affordable mainstream housing option replacing the detached house.

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Fare hike to blame for decrease in ridership

Transit use down from 2013 Jeff Nagel Black Press

Transit ridership in Metro Vancouver still hasn’t recovered to 2012 levels after a fare increase in January 2013 spurred more users to drive instead. TransLink’s annual report released last week shows 234.6 million passengers were carried in 2014, up marginally from 233.9 million in 2013, but still 1.8 per cent below 2012’s 238.8 million, prior to fares going up. “Ongoing analysis into the decline in ridership suggests that the 2013 fare increase had a longer lasting effect on ridership than expected,” the report said. Although ridership was up marginally, fares paid actually dropped $1.2 million in 2014 due to more passengers using discounted passes or prepaid tickets instead of more expensive cash fares. Because fare revenue has trailed TransLink’s targets, and other transit expenses rose – due to factors ranging from negotiated union wage increases to the addition of more SkyTrain staff after major shutdowns – the overall cost recovery ratio for the system dropped to 53.4 per cent, from 55.6 per cent in 2013. Overall revenue was up about $10 million to more than $1.45 billion, while expenses were up

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Transit riders wait to board a bus at Surrey Central bus loop. $20 million to $1.43 billion, leaving a $27-million surplus. TransLink took in $8.2 million more in property tax because it’s entitled to collect three per cent more each year under its governing legislation without seeking approval of area mayors. Other increases included an extra $3.4 million from the 21 per cent tax TransLink gets on pay parking. Another $1.2 million in additional transit revenue came from sources such as advertising and renting out retail space. The number of drivers who took the tolled Golden Ears Bridge rose 6.2 per cent in 2014 and toll revenue climbed by $2.2 million to $41.6 million. “More vehicles crossed the Golden Ears Bridge than projected due in part to the end of the introductory toll discounts on the Port Mann Bridge.”

TransLink took in $9 million less in fuel tax, which is projected to be a “flat revenue source in the future.” The 2.6 per cent decline to $340 million was mainly due to a 19 per cent plunge in diesel sold within Metro Vancouver. Gasoline sales were actually up 5.2 per cent, an increase thought to be due to moderating gas prices and fewer cross-border shopping trips into the U.S. because of the weaker Canadian dollar. The total amount of transit service provided was roughly unchanged, although TransLink continues to “optimize” bus routes by shifting service hours from under-used routes to ones where there’s heavy demand. Communications vice-president Colleen Brennan said bus ridership is up significantly South of the Fraser. “We believe it’s because of the investment in transit that’s been made in those areas,” she said, citing a 13 per cent lift in service hours in recent years. It was the first full year of operation for the King George B-Line, an express bus route from Newton to Surrey City Centre. While overall spending at TransLink was up – including capital costs like the purchase of a new SeaBus – Brennan said operational efficiencies have been made worth $100 million.

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Centenarian reflects upon ‘wonderful’ life Melissa Smalley

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ebecca Irwin is the first to admit she has lived a very full life. The South Surrey senior, who celebrated her 100th birthday amongst a large group of family and friends this past weekend, has had no shortage of adventures in her lifetime, visiting nearly all seven continents and spending several years raising her family overseas. Despite all that she has experienced, Irwin is still bewildered by the milestone birthday that is upon her. “Unbelievable,” Irwin said, when asked how it felt to be celebrating 100 years. “I can’t believe I’ve lived this long.” Born in Illinois on June 23, 1915, Irwin’s family moved around the southern states, following her clergyman father to ❝I couldn’t Kentucky and finally have asked Indiana. for anything When she was 24 better.❞ years old, Irwin moved to India to embark Rebecca Irwin on missionary work. Because it was during the Second World War, ships were unable to travel through the Atlantic, so Irwin took a train across the U.S. to San Francisco, where she boarded a cruise ship destined for Bombay. Along the

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Rebecca Irwin (far left) and some friends embark on a camping trip in India in 1940. At right, Irwin celebrates her 100th birthday with family and friends June 20. way, it made stops in Hawaii, Japan, Manila, Singapore, the Penang Peninsula and Sri Lanka. “It was such a lovely way to enter the Orient and get acquainted, it was very gradual,” Irwin recalled, chatting from her room at Westminster House. Prior to starting her missionary work in India, which included health and literacy education for aboriginal groups, Irwin took part in rigorous Hindi-language training in northern India, where she met her future husband, Hugh, a Nova Scotia native. The two were married in 1941 and spent close to 13 years in northeastern India,

where they raised three daughters – Ann, Ruth and Maureen. Irwin said her fondest memories of her time spent in India were the relationships she and her family built with the “fascinating” people they met there. “There were such interesting people,” she said. “You become friends with them, and you do things together. You have your ups and downs and your tragedies and

celebrations. For many years after I wrote to people we met there.” Upon leaving India in 1953, the Irwins spent a few years living in Portland, then made the trip to the small town of Enderby, B.C., where Hugh took the role of town pastor. “It was a really good place to go, because it was so small and we could get acquainted right away and the kids could fit in,” Irwin said. The family later moved to South Burnaby, followed by East Vancouver, where Irwin was heavily involved in launching a social outreach program for seniors in the community. Upon Hugh’s retirement in 1976, the couple moved to Crescent Beach, where they joined Crescent United Church – the site of Irwin’s birthday celebration Saturday, which included more than 100 attendees from as far away as Florida, Texas, Colorado and Edmonton. Looking back on her life of 100 years, Irwin expressed gratitude for her many travels and experiences around the world. “I’ve had such a wonderful life, such a full life,” she said. “When I was growing up in a little town in Indiana, I never dreamed there was such a world out there. I couldn’t have asked for anything better.”

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Cold Laser Therapy: Game Changer for Arthritis? Cold Laser Therapy is an innovative treatment for a variety of acute and chronic, often painful, conditions. Osteoarthritis Cold Laser Therapy is also referred to as: is generally • Low Intensity Laser Therapy (LILT) c a u s e d b y • Low Level Laser Therapy (LLLT) • Near-infrared irradiation p ro g r e s s ive photobiomodulation (NIR-PBM) wear and tear on our joints that results in the breakdown of our joint cartilage. When cartilage breaks down, the bones start to grind against each other, creating in ammation in the joint. ese changes are what cause painful symptoms. e degenerative process itself may not be painful, however the resulting in ammation and irritation to surrounding muscles, ligaments and tendons is typically what causes uncomfortable and sometimes debilitating symptoms.

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Niels’ Story: How Cold Laser Therapy helped my mom regain mobility in her arthritic hands Being in my late 50s, I’ve seen my fair share of “can’t miss” investment tips, overhyped technologies and way too many promises of miracle cures for this or that. So call me a skeptic. However, sometimes science & engineering do bring us a technology that is truly remarkable with a profound impact on some part of our life. ere have been quite a few breakthroughs in health care. But most of the better known involve drugs or surgery. However, as I found out a little while ago, there’s a remarkable new treatment option available for a variety of conditions that involves neither drugs nor surgery. Two years ago my wife, Maria, and I were having dinner with my friend and business partner, Louba, and her daughter Melanie, a bright young chiropractor who had been practicing for a few years since obtaining her doctorate of chiropractic. At one point in the conversation she mentioned a new treatment called “Cold Laser erapy.” She said that it worked really well for accelerating the healing process for muscle tears, tendonitis and also for post surgical healing. at all sounded very interesting as a mental note, if I ever needed such a procedure. But when she mentioned that Cold Laser erapy had seen remarkable success in the treatment of arthritis, I asked “really?” I was rather skeptical, because my mom has been su ering from osteoarthritis in an increasingly bad way for many years. People familiar with the condition know all too well, there’s no known cure for the condition, just some ways of ghting the symptoms. To illustrate: Her hands would hurt so much that she took to changing the bedsheets over 3 days. One day to change the pillowcases, another day to change the sheets and a 3rd day to change the duvet cover. Doctor Mel continued, “yes, this therapy has a remarkable success rate.” Being a health care provider, she knows that nothing in health care is ever 100%, but anything that can really help 4 out of every 5 people is truly remarkable.

So the next day, I called my mom in Ontario on Skype (another fabulous invention), told her about “Cold Laser erapy” and asked her to nd a clinic in her neighbourhood who provided such treatment. Over the years my mom had tried many di erent treatments for her arthritis. Most of the treatments didn’t work, or the side e ects were too negative. She was naturally a little hesitant. But when I asked her to do this as a favour to me, I think her motherly instincts took over and she agreed. After about 6 treatments over 3 weeks, she was very excited. “Look! I’ve got my hands back!” waving her hands to the computer camera, so I could see them. She showed me how much the range of motion in her hands had improved, and how the swelling in the joints of her hand had gone down. Why am I telling this story? Because I can’t believe that Cold Laser Niels’ mom on Skype: erapy isn’t better known and I “I’ve got my hands back!” think it really should be. And for some people, its bene ts can amount to a life changing event enabling them to return to improved mobility and eliminated or reduced pain. at dinner resulted in a partnership and a clinic providing Cold Laser erapy, encouraged by my mom’s and others’ experiences plus other research. Sure, we’d love to be your Cold Laser Therapy clinic of choice. But that’s not the most important point of my story. What’s most important is that this remarkable treatment exists and is truly worth learning about.

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Gentle activities to incorporate in the home can help strength, balance

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he Seniors Health Network each month poses a question to a health-care professional. Fraser Health was asked: I would like to be more physically active but I don’t drive anymore and I use a walker, so it’s difficult to get to an exercise class. How can I stay fit? Dr. Grace Park, program medical director, says: There is no reason frailty has to be a natural part of getting older. With a simple exercise program – even in your home – you can retain your vitality, strength, energy and sense of Dr. Grace Park well-being. There are medical director many safe, simple exercises that can be done at home by almost anybody, at any age. Home-based exercises can improve strength, balance and mental health. Simple activities such as gardening and walking can supplement an exercise program to increase muscle strength and balance. Adding strength training with light weights can improve upper body strength and prevent osteoporosis. A great online resource – www.

seniorexercisesonline.com – is an exercise program specially designed for older adults that can be done in the comfort and privacy of your home. Adult children or grandchildren have a role to play in helping their senior relatives avoid the very real hazards that increasing frailty can pose. A sustained regime of exercise can improve muscle strength and balance. That in turn will lead to an improved sense of well-being and confidence to stay actively involved in the community, and ultimately out of the hospital.

Home activity program You should only do the exercises you feel safe and comfortable doing. Start slowly. Begin with a few repetitions of one or two activities at a time. Try a few in the morning, afternoon and evening, rather than trying to do all at once. If any activity causes you increased pain or significant shortness of breath, do fewer or stop that particular activity and talk with your doctor. As you get stronger over time, gradually decrease the amount of support through your hands. Slow Toe Taps (can also be done sitting) 1. Stand facing the kitchen sink.

5. Repeat three to five 6. Stand up and sit down three to seniors times. five times. Do one more every few 6. Gradually do one more days or week until you can do 15 health every few days or week at a time.

Hold on with both hands. 2. Keep heel on floor and lift toes up. Hold. Relax. 3. Slowly repeat on the other foot. 4. Alternate, repeating three to five times with each foot. 5. Gradually increase until you can do this for two minutes. Progression: Gradually try to decrease the amount of support through your hands. Up on Toes (can also be done sitting) 1. Stand facing the kitchen sink. Hold on with both hands. 2. Go up on toes with both feet. 3. Come down slowly. 4. Repeat three to five times if you can. 5. Gradually add one more repetition every few days until you can do this 15 times. Progression: Gradually try to decrease the amount of support through your hands. Mini Squats (Small squats only) 1. Stand facing the sink with your feet apart. Hold on with both hands. 2. Bend knees slightly. Keep your heels on the floor. Remember: Do not bend too far – a small squat only. 3. Hold for a few seconds if you can. 4. Straighten up.

until you can do 15. Progression: Gradually try to decrease the amount of support through your hands. Walking on the Spot (can also be done sitting) 1. Stand facing the kitchen sink. Hold on with both hands. 2. Walk slowly on the spot for 10 seconds. 3. Gradually increase your time up to two minutes. Progression: Begin walking in your home for three to four minutes without stopping. Use a mobility aid that you normally use for walking. Sit to Stand 1. Sit in a firm chair with arm rests. If needed, position your walker in front of you and lock the brakes. Bring your bottom a little closer to the front of the chair if needed. 2. Bring your feet in close to the chair. Put hands on armrests if needed. 3. Lean forward and stand up. 4. Stand tall for a few seconds, holding onto walker if needed for support. 5. Reach back to hold the armrests of the chair, lean forward, and slowly lower yourself to sit down.

Progression: Gradually try to decrease the amount of support through your hands until you can stand up and sit down without using your arms. Alternate Leg Behind 1. Stand facing the sink. Hold on with both hands. 2. Lift one leg behind you, keeping knee straight. 3. Return to starting position. 4. Repeat with other leg. Continue to alternate each leg, repeating three to five times with each. Gradually do one more every few days or week. Progression: Gradually try to decrease the amount of support through your hands. Dr. Grace Park is Program Medical Director for Home Health; MBA in Healthcare at UBC Sauder School of Business and a Clinical Assistant Professor with the Department of Family Practice at UBC. The South Surrey White Rock Seniors Health Network is a community-based coalition of multiple seniors service providers led by Dr. Grace Park and working under the auspices of the Mayor of White Rock. If you have a question to be considered for publication, email seniorshealthnetworksswr@ gmail.com

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The show will be moving into Coast Capital Playhouse (1532 Johnston Rd.) July 8-25 while White Rock Players Club is on hiatus. Reinvented in 2005 by Patrick Barlow as a theatrical romp that has become a hit around the world, The 39 Steps, directed in Peninsula’s version by well-known Vancouver man of the theatre Matthew Bissett, promises to deliver a trunkload of laughs with bare-bones props and sets, evocative period costumes by Mahara Sinclaire, and a versatile cast adept in physical humour. Corey Haas stars as suave adventurer Richard Hannay in the story of an innocent man framed for murder and forced to flee to the Scottish Highlands to track down the real culprits, a spy organization spiriting aviation secrets from Britain. Helping him evoke the elaborate visuals and plot twists of the original are Toronto actress Laura Caswell (heroine Pamela, mystery woman Arabella Smith and a forlorn crofter’s wife) and Ben Odberg (The Game’s Afoot, Blithe Spirit) and Ashley O’Connell (the Arts Club’s Spamalot) in a valiantly absurd attempt to play the rest of the supporting roles. Tickets ($25; seniors/children $20) are available from www. peninsulaproductions.org or 604536-7535.

Tall tales, hard-drinking, fastdriving, larger-than-life characters – these are the province of seventime BC Country Music Awardwinning writer-performer Ridley Bent, who brings his story-telling sensibility to the intimate stage of White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios, July 10 at 8 p.m. Described in one review as “a beat-poet cowboy that can sing a broken-hearted country song Alex Browne that will make you want to cry,” Bent – also a Canadian Country Music Award nominee in 2009 – will be playing songs from his new album Wildcard. Opening for Bent will be homegrown country act Fionn – formerly known as Alanna and Brianne. The 17-year-old twins – a performing duo as closeharmonists and multiinstrumentalists since they were 13 – were Diamond in the Rock contest winners in 2013 and recorded their first EP with famed songwriter and producer Steve Dorffand in Los Angeles and Nashville last year. The venue is located at 1328 Johnston Rd. Tickets are available at www.bluefrogstudios.ca or by calling 604-542-3055.

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Beach House Theatre Book early to avoid disappointment, the saying goes, and that’s particularly true for tickets to Beach House Theatre, now readying its fourth season of live summer theatre for its stateof-the-art tent setting at Crescent Beach. Tickets go on sale this Thursday (June 25) at 7 a.m. – and, if past seasons are anything to go by, they’ll be snapped up very quickly. There’s a change of pace in this season: instead of Shakespeare the company will be highlighting Oscar Wilde with his masterpiece 1895 comedy of manners The Importance of Being Earnest (Aug. 11-16). Just as much of a classic as many of Shakespeare’s well-loved plays, the elaborately-costumed show has the benefit – for those wishing to catch all the delightful nuances of a farcical comedy of dalliance among the British upper classes – of being in ‘modern’ English rather than Elizabethan blank verse.

A little bit country Country storyteller Ridley Bent (above) will bring his songs of shady characters and whiskyfueled bar fights to the Blue Frog Studios July 10, with hometown favourites Fionn (right) as the opening act. Contributed photos

Featured players in The Importance of Being Earnest, directed by Beach House founders Candace Radcliffe and Rick Harmon, are Tom Gage, Patrick Dodd, Bethany Stanley, Marika Stanger, Michelle Collier, Carol Mann, James Walker, Paul Richardson and Paul Rancourt. Children’s author Robert Munsch

has become a staple of Beach House for its family-oriented second show, and the tradition will continue this year with Munsch Upon A Time (Aug. 12-15). Directed by Elgin Park Players alumnus Courtney Shields, it features Aaron Holt, Claire Pollock and Matt Falletta. Visit beachhousetheatre.org

The 39 Steps Another hot summer ticket, available now, is Peninsula Productions’ almost perverse exercise in comedic minimalism – just four actors playing all 150 roles in an adaptation of Alfred Hitchcock’s classic 1935 spy thriller The 39 Steps.

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He’s a White Rock native and soon-to-be South Surrey resident – and he and his wife are also expecting their first child next month. Daniel Wesley, 33, will also be playing a lead role as headline entertainer at the City of White Rock’s Canada Day celebrations on Wednesday, July 1. Wesley’s appearance is part of the new look for White Rock celebrations, in which the White Rock BIA, and executive director Douglas Smith has been taking an active role in marketing, production and presentation. The concert will also be something of a homecoming for Wesley’s longtime drummer, Tim Proznick. They’ll be joined by other regular sidemen Darren Paris (bass), Alex Maher (saxophone) Mike Kenney (keyboard-guitar) for Wesley’s set, highlighting the singer-songwriter’s groove-based roots, and also promoting his new album, I Am Your Man. Adding to the lineup for the concert will be B.C.-based indie band The River and the Road.

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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18465 Application: 7915-0122-00 Location: 14885 – 60 Avenue (14877 – 60 Avenue) Purpose of Bylaw: The applicant is seeking to amend Comprehensive Development Bylaw No. 16776 to allow recreational facilities as a permitted accessory use on a portion of the site. A yoga studio is proposed for a vacant commercial space in this existing mixed-use building. DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BYLAW NO. 18465

Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18471 Application: 7913-0228-00 Location: 12658 – 100 Avenue, Portion of unopened road allowance Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the hatched site from Single Family Residential to Assembly Hall 1. The applicant is proposing to develop a religious assembly building on the site. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to permit off-street (underground) parking within the front yard setback, reduce the front and east side yard setbacks and reduce the landscaping requirement along the west property line. DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BYLAW NO. 18471

Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18470 Application: 7914-0200-00 Location: 5846 King George Boulevard Purpose of Bylaw: The applicant is seeking to rezone the hatched property from One-Acre Residential to Single Family Residential (12). The applicant is proposing to subdivide the property into 2 single family lots. DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BYLAW NO. 18470

Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18464 Application: 7915-0082-00 Location: 10209 – 152A Street Purpose of Bylaw and Permit: The applicant is seeking to rezone the hatched property from Single Family Residential to Community Commercial. The applicant is proposing to consolidate two lots (10209 and 10215 – 152A Street) in order to develop a child care centre in an existing commercial building. DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BYLAW NO. 18464

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Surrey Zoning Amendment Bylaw No. 18466 Application: 7914-0311-00 Location: Portion of 19343 – 64 Avenue Purpose of Bylaw and Permits: The applicant is seeking to rezone the hatched portion of the property from One-Acre Residential to Multiple Residential 30. The applicant is proposing to develop 31 townhouse units. In addition, a development variance permit is being sought to reduce the minimum rear yard and west side yard setback in order to accommodate road dedication and improve the layout of the proposed townhouse development. DEVELOPMENT LOCATION MAP BYLAW NO. 18466

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TD Concerts At The Pier There’s a real bonus for meter-feeders on White Rock’s waterfront on Saturday nights this summer. A five-concert series down by the pier will feature topflight alternative-pop acts this summer to augment the lively restaurant patio trade. And the price is just right – free. The City of White Rock and the White Rock BIA – with assistance from the Peak Performance Project, and major sponsorship from TD Canada Trust – has announced the lineup for TD Concerts At The Pier from July 4 to Aug. 8. Headlining the 7-10 p.m. concerts will be Good For Grapes (July 4); Fast Romantics (July 11); The Boom Booms (July 18); Gary Comeau and the Voodoo All Stars (July 25); and The Matinee (Aug. 8). Supporting acts will include Tea Petrovic, David Sinclair, Rich Hope, Ben Rogers, Tonye Aganaba, Bend Sinister, Colleen Rennison, Sarah Wheeler, Blue Moon Marquee and Lester Quitzau.

Voja Morosan Although he was born in Belgrade in the former Yugoslavia, the late Vojislav (Voja) Morosan became one of the most enthusiastic chroniclers of the White Rock and Semiahmoo Peninsula scene, thanks to his meticulously accurate and highly evocative plein-air paintings. A well-liked, familiar figure until his passing in 2008, Morosan, often found seated at his easel under a white straw hat – faithful Yorkshire terrier Pebbles by his side – captured beloved views of the Peninsula using a high-key palette. A special summer retrospective of his landscapes at Seventh Heaven Art and Beauty Salon (12185 Beecher St., Crescent

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Beach) brings home vividly his skill at capturing the landscape – one that seems to be in the process of vanishing daily in the face of redevelopment pressures and insensitive architecture. “Like Judy Jordison, Morosan was recording our heritage, and much of what he painted is now gone or changed,” says Seventh Heaven’s Luc Charchuk. The paintings can be viewed Sundays from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. to Aug. 30, by appointment. For more, call 778-292-0687.

Blues Challenge It doesn’t get hotter than this. The blues – and the steaks – will be sizzling as the White Rock Blues Society presents the sixth annual Blues Challenge July 26 at Semiahmoo Park. Chicago blues legend Jimmy D. Lane

will be the headliner for some 13 acts competing to represent White Rock at this year’s International Blues Challenge in Memphis, Tenn. for a day-long combination of wailing blues and piping hot barbecue (by Memphis Mike’s) at the waterfront park (venue courtesy of councillor Joanne Charles and the Semiahmoo First Nation). At press time, the competitors include – in the band category – Harpdog Brown, the Jim Black Band, Arsen Shomakov, the Hell’s Gate Blues Band, McKinley Wolf, Gary Preston and Jimmy Zee. Competing in the solo/duo category will be Jesse Roper, Lonnie Glass, The Blues Baron, Nash Mcinnes and Murray Porter. Tickets will be $15 until July 22) and $20 at the gate. Tickets at tickets.surrey.ca, www.whiterockblues.com, Tapestry Music, Surfside Music, or by calling 604-542-6515.

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“First day we will work on drawings of ideas to paint,” McClure said. “Over the next few days I will show them a few different ways to express themselves on canvas. I can tell by how they draw where to point them for their own voice.” For more information, visit www. facebook.com/GoldenCactusStudio

Every Sunday afternoon – barring a few holidays and special events – people get together to listen, and dance, to the exhilarating sound of Dixieland and retro jazz at the Royal Canadian Legion Crescent Branch 240 (2643 128 St.). Although the regular sessions of the White Rock Traditional Jazz Society are Panels, panels, panels on hiatus for the summer, the society’s How open are you to abstract art? house band – Red Beans & Rice, led by That’s the question posed by visual artist trumpeter and vocalist Rice Honeywell Joyce Ozier in her exhibit ‘Marked Panels. Sr. – is filling in with regular 2 to 5 p.m. performances each Sunday (except June 28 Panels. Panels.’ continuing at White Rock Community Centre (15154 Russell Ave.) and Aug. 2). Admission is $10 for WRTJS until July 17. and Legion members, $12 for Some see implied everybody else. representational forms in her Fans of Red Beans & Rice can colourful, improvisational also catch the band at Porter’s canvases, which she highlights Bistro, 21611 48 Ave., in with pastel lines. Some draw Langley’s historic Murrayville, in 7 p.m. Friday night arts@peacearchnews.com a mood from her choice of colours. performances June 26 and July Everyone is likely to come 10 (for reservations, call 604away with a different impression or 530-5297). interpretation, Ozier says, adding that the Trad jazz enthusiasts should also note way each piece evolves is always a surprise that tickets are now available for the Jazz to her. Band Ball festival – this year hosted by A remount of a show first presented at the WRTJS – at Pacific Inn and Resort Vancouver’s Zack Gallery in October, most Centre, Sept. 25-27. For more, visit www. of the show consists of groupings of large whiterocktradjazz.com panels (in excess of six feet by six feet). The size of each painting, she says, Acrylics for tweens/teens “allows the viewer to be involved physically, rather than being solely Budding visual artists in the family? an observer… it allows for simplicity, Chris and Marilyn McClure’s Golden dynamic gesture, playfulness and Cactus Fine Art Studio (at the corner of 152 Street and Thrift Avenue) will hold an indeterminacy.” Ozier, whose career has included acrylic painting class for tweens and teens, experimental theatre, arts management, July 27-31 (10 a.m. to noon each day). teaching and building the award-winning Class fee ($220) includes canvas paints WOW! WINDOWS Display and Design and use of studio brushes. company, is a graduate of Skidmore Instructor Chris McClure, well-known College in the U.S. as a romantic realist painter and founder of International Artist Day, says he plans to work directly with each student as well White Rock Players’ Club as demonstrating ideas to the group, and White Rock Players Club, dormant for adds that students will probably produce the summer, plans an ambitious season two canvases over the course of the class.

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?3? This is not a Do-It-Yourself project: build a team of trusted professionals to guide you along. You need expert advice. The first person you should talk to is an accredited mortgage professional. These people are trained financial planners and understand the ever-changing mortgage market. ?4? Down payments, closing costs, moving expenses and basic upgrades need to be understood to avoid nasty surprises. The size of your downpayment is key and, obviously, the bigger the better. You need a minimum of 5 percent of the purchase price and anything less than 20 percent will require you to pay a hefty CMHC mortgage loan insurance premium, which is frequently added to the mortgage principal and amortized

to start its seventh decade of homegrown little theatre. The first show announced for the 201516 season is a bold assault on a famed theatrical Everest – Arthur Miller’s Pulitzer Prize-winning 1949 tragic study of unravelling commercial traveler Willy Loman, Death of a Salesman (Oct. 7-24). On somewhat safer ground, the club’s annual Christmas pantomime, under the guidance of director Lisa Pavilionis, will update Charlotte Johnson’s 1960 Cinderella (Dec. 4 - Jan. 2). Next up on the schedule is Marc Camoletti’s 1960s high-flying doorslammer Boeing, Boeing (March 2-19) and Noel Coward’s highly demanding 1930 comedy of manners Private Lives (April 13-30). The announced season closer is an even more audacious step into classic comedy – a double staging (both male and female versions) of The Odd Couple, by Neil Simon, to be presented in rep (alternate performances). Coast Capital Playhouse is located at 1532 Johnston Rd. Individual tickets are $18 for adults, $16 for students and seniors. To inquire about season ticket options, call 604-536-7535.

Symphonists sought Now celebrating its 30th concert season, the Fraser Valley Symphony is seeking new members in the violin, viola and percussion sections, but also welcomes inquiries from other interested professional-calibre musicians. Performing alongside world class instrumental and vocal soloists, the orchestra provides an opportunity for auditioned musicians to present a variety of music to audiences throughout the region. Rehearsals are held on Monday evenings, in Abbotsford. Contact info@fraservalleysymphony.org or call 604-859-3877.

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National teams from Mexico and Japan – shown here during last year’s event – will both return to next week’s Canadian Open. Below, Canadian pitcher Karissa Hovinga, who will also return with the Canadian national squad. File photos

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divisions – take to the fields at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic ith just over a week Park and Sunnyside Park. to go before The event runs July 3-14, the first and the five divisions will pitch is thrown at run concurrently. The the Canadian Open women’s division – which Fastpitch International features national teams Championship, from across the globe – preparations are ramping runs July 3-13, while the up. Futures Gold (U19) and “We’re in the final Showcase Gold (U16) stretch of the tunnel here tournaments will run from – everything is prepped July 6-12. Two shorter Greg Timm and set,” said tournament tournaments – Futures Canadian Open Select and Showcase Select chair Greg Timm. The teams, too, are – will be held July 3-6. getting ready for the annual The championship game of the tournament, which will see more women’s division will take place than 1,300 top-level players – on the evening of Monday, July 13. on more than 80 teams in five In total, more than 300 games

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one of the marquee events on the international softball calendar, it should gain even more attention in the fastpitch community because it’s the last Canadian Open before the 2016 Women’s World Championships, which will also be held at Softball City next July. “We’ve had a lot of interest because of the world championships next year,” Timm said, adding that some teams are “testing the waters” this year before committing to the 2016 event. Cuba, for example, is slated to compete at the Open, prior to heading east for the Pan-Am Games in Toronto. “In all my years – at the i see page 32 Visit us online at mmmeatshops.com

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Interest grows as result of world championships next summer i from page 31 Canadian Open and the Canada Cup before that – we’ve never been able to get Cuba to come,” Timm said. “We’re really excited.”

Aside from Cuba, other international teams – including Mexico and Puerto Rico – are also using this year’s tournament as a Pan-Am warmup,

Timm said. As well, the tournament is buoyed by the fact that women’s fastpitch is – once again – back in the mix for possible reinstatement

into the Summer Olympics, in time for the 2020 Games in Tokyo. It’s not the first time softball, which along with baseball was cut

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given more of a say in which sports are played at their respective Olympics. Considering Japan is a powerhouse of women’s softball – they’re the reigning world champions, and have won multiple Canadian Open titles – Tokyo organizers are expected to make a push for the sport’s inclusion. In December, it was announced softball – along with baseball – was under consideration for 2020, and last week, the two diamond sports were named finalists, alongside less traditional Olympic sports such as bowling, roller sports, sport climbing, squash, surfing, karate and wushu. Delegations from each sport are expected to make presentations in August 2016, and sports to be added – if any – will be announced a month later. Timm said the potential for re-inclusion into the Olympics can do nothing but provide a boost to young ballplayers, many of whom will be competing at the Open. “We’re trying to inspire them, and inspire them to the highest steps of the sport,” he said. “Right now, that goal is the world championships, and if the Olympics come back, that just ups it that many more notches.” It’s especially important for the national team’s younger players – like Groenewegen, who is an All-American at the University of Minnesota – who could potentially form the backbone of a future Olympic squad in five years. “It’s something we’ve talked about a lot,” said Groenewegen from Ontario, where she was taking part in a training camp with the national team. “Back in 2005, (when softball was voted out), there were a lot of players who should’ve played in the Olympics but never got the chance,” said Timm. “But all we can do now is look forward, and I’m very hopeful.” For more on this year’s Canadian Open tournament, visit the official site, www. canadianopenfastpitch. com

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Surrey official honoured Following a season in which he received two huge international assignments, Bevan Mills has been named BC Hockey’s Official of the Year. The Surrey native worked as a linesman at both the World Junior Hockey Championships in Montreal and Toronto last January, as well as the World Championships in May in the Czech Republic. “The 2015 season may have been Bevan’s most impressive season to date,” announced BC Hockey during its awards banquet at its annual general meeting in Sun Peaks earlier this month. “It’s nearly unprecedented for a Canadian official to receive those two assignments in the same season.” A linesmen in the BC Hockey League and the Western Hoceky League, he has previously worked in the 2013 Memorial Cup in Saskatoon and the 2014 RBC Cup in Vernon. Mills, 27, credits his RBC Cup experience for moving his career forward. At that tournament in Vernon, he was selected to work the gold medal game between the Yorkton Terriers and Carleton Place Canadians, won 4-3 in overtime by Yorkton. “At the start of every year, you set a goal to work as long into the season as you can,” Mills told

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

COMMON EXCHANGE PAWN & JEWELRY Has an immediate opening for a full-time Pawn Associate in our Central Surrey location. Position requires experience in sales, cash handling, customer service and computer skills. Pawnbroker training provided. Competitive wages and benefit plan. Please send resume to: Personnel Manager, Common Exchange Ltd., 10595 King George Blvd., Surrey BC V3T2X5 Email: hiring@commonexchange.com

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

PETS & LIVESTOCK ......................453-483 MERCHANDISE FOR SALE...........503-587 REAL ESTATE ...............................603-696

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TRADES, TECHNICAL

Submit resume to hr@morganheightscare.ca

AUTOMOTIVE ..............................804-862 MARINE .......................................903-920

604-588-3371

white rock south surrey

GARDENERS HELPER required for large White Rock property, full-time during Summer. STUDENT WELCOME! Call 604-531-7624.

society

Landscaping Sales & Service Opportunities Up To $400 CASH Daily

support our Hospice Society and serve as a legacy of meaning and purpose to a life well lived. www.whiterockhospice.org

604-531-7484

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION 108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES Established Coffee Shop for sale in busy S.Surrey Mall. EXCELLENT LOCATION PERFECT OPPORTUNITY FOR DEDICATED OWNER.

Owner must sell due to health issues. $79,000. Will Train.

Call 604-569-3358 778-868-9712

or email: len@mokahouse.com

WANT A larger tax refund? Operate a Mini-Office Outlet from home.Free online training www.freedom-unlimited.info

PIANO LESSON 25 yrs exp. B. Ed. (Mus)., ARCT. Spec. in beginners. S.Surrey. Suzanne (604)807-6329 • Carpenters • Labourers Carpenters Required F/T for CWL

Newspaper Promoters Required. Tsawwassen Ferry Terminal location. Early morning shifts. Monday - Saturday. Please call Marilou at 604.542.7411 or email: marilou@blackpress.ca

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HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

Exp. WAITER with bar knowledge req’d for fine dining Italian Restaurant. 4-5 evenings / week. Call Pierre after 2:30pm. 604-531-6261

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Maintenance Person The Residence at Morgan Heights in South Surrey is looking for a full time maintenance person to join our team. We are looking for someone who is dependable, organized, skilled in minor mechanical, electrical & plumbing repairs, painting & general interior & exterior building maintenance. Starting salary $19$20/hr.

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INFORMATION

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EDUCATION

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LOST AND FOUND

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“We Are Growing Again”

We are an industry leader of building products, located in Surrey, and we are growing. Top notch warehouse worker / driver with a positive attitude with willingness to learn and ability to do heavy lifting is required for immediate start Monday-Friday. The team is hard working, the work environment is fast-paced with good people, and the benefits are excellent. If you have class 5 DL, are dedicated, have leadership ability and are looking for good solid employment send your resume & abstract: Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: jobs@westcoastmoulding.com

TRADES, TECHNICAL

EXPERIENCED POWERSPORT Mechanic required in Whitehorse, Yukon for ATV, snowmobiles, marine, etc. Let’s Talk! $25.00 + per hour DOE. Contact Chris, 867-6332627, checkeredflagrecreation.com or checkeredflag@northwestel.net.

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We’re hiring for a CUSTOMER ACCOUNT REPRESENTATIVE

QUALIFICATIONS Previous experience working with supplier accounts is required Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT OPERATOR SCHOOL. NO Simulators. In-the-seat training. Real world tasks. Weekly start dates. Job board! Funding options. SignUp online! iheschool.com 1-866-399-3853

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GIS Business Support National Sales (Temporary position) The National Sales office of Black Press is looking for a successful candidate to assist its GIS department. The suitable candidate will possess an excellent understanding of GIS related technologies/database systems and be able to work in a fast paced environment. The candidate will assist the GIS Analyst in the provision of demographic data, maintain and update distribution database, and thematic maps to sales staff and clients for the purpose of target marketing. You are: • A Capable, well spoken, intelligent, self-motivated and highly organized individual • Knowledgeable and proficient on the GIS applications and systems which you use and have a desire to learn new applications and systems • Ability to learn and understand information technology concepts as they apply to our flyer distribution operations • Someone who is looking for challenge and willing to work under pressure

Must have experience working with all aspects within a supply chain system

• GIS (Flyer coordination) – the key agents for supporting the sales in the company • A key participant in the sales process, gathering required demographic or readership information and creating targeting maps by GIS system; • Provide geodemographics analysis and distribution recommendation through GIS analysis • Responsible for GIS mapping and coordinate flyer distribution • Responsible for distribution database updating • Familiar with Canada Census and Postal boundaries system Skills / Experience needed: • A background in or working knowledge of GIS • Excellent logic, analytical and problem solving skills • Strong organizational, time management and communication skills • Ability to work independently with minimal supervision • Post-secondary education in GIS • Working knowledge and experience in ArcMap 10.x and up • Experienced in different ArcGIS Desktop and Extensions • Proficient in Excel

Have strong analytical skills with attention to detail APPLY TODAY!

Please forward your resume to: Janet Fitzgerald, Client Services Representative, National Sales janet@blackpress.ca

Send your resume to schellb@projectsearch.ca

Closing date July 3, 2015

Superior computer skills

FOR MORE INFORMATION Call Bill Schell at 780.446.5800

P/T HAIRDRESSER Needed APPLY IN PERSON ONLY AT:

1665 128 St. South Surrey

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Reporting to the Purchasing and Administration Manager, you will be the lead for specific patient care products and accessories for Health Shared Services British Columbia.

WE BUY HOMES BC

Driver / Warehouse Worker

Our client, a highly recognized medical distributor, has an immediate opening for an experienced Customer Account Representative in Delta, BC.

HIP OR KNEE REPLACEMENT? Arthritic Conditions/COPD? Restrictions in Walking/Dressing? Disability Tax Credit $2,000 Tax Credit $20,000 Refund. Apply Today For Assistance: 1-844-4535372. • All Prices • All Situations • • All Conditions • www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-657-9422

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FLOORING INSTALL SERVICE MANAGER

Move to beautiful Vernon, BC. We are a very busy

retail/contractor store, with a very large flooring dept. We are seeking an EXPERIENCED BUILDER/ FLOORING INSTALLER, that can take charge of our flooring installations. From scheduling installers, and supervising all jobs, to dealing with warranty issues. This is a full time, year round position, with good starting salary and benefits. This position would be suitable for a semi retired builder or installer as well. If this position is of interest to you, please forward resume by email to bob.anderson@hbcvernon.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 LARGE FUND Borrowers Wanted Start saving hundreds of dollars today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

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ELECTRICAL

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FENCING

FENCES, DECKS, Home Construction & Repairs Proudly serving White Rock / South Surrey for over 10yrs. Lic. & Ins.

CONCRETE & PLACING

STAMPED CONCRETE

PENINSULA Window Cleaning

D Gutter Cleaning D Windows - In & Out D Pressure Washing D Fully Insured / Licensed D Free Estimates - Seniors Disc. D Friendly - Dependable

Mark (778) 855-7038

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COMPUTER SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION. Complete Fencing. Bob 604-8301322 www.deadlevel.ca BBB Accredited Member

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GARDENING

FPatios FPool Decks FSidewalks FDriveways FForming FFinishing FRe & Re 30yrs exp. Quality workmanship Fully Insured crossroadsstampedconcrete.com

Danny 604 - 307-7722

FOR A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN Garden Design & Installation • Fall Clean-Up • Maintenance

604-512-4525 www.gardenbuds.ca

AKAL CONCRETE.

All types of reno’s. •Driveways •Sidewalks •Floors •Stairs •Forming •Retaining walls. •Breaking & Removal Concrete

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Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092

WHITE ROCK HANDYMAN Repair - Renovate - Organize Build - Design - Electric

FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS

SENIOR DISCOUNTS

Update your home with beautiful flat ceilings * No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess

Small or Large JOBS To Do List? Free Quotes

MaZebah 778-788-7390 30 Yrs. Experience - References

CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928

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ELECTRICAL

All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062

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Repair, Replace, Remodel...

SPECIALIZING IN

A RAM GARDENING ALL LAWN CARE

Free Estimates Lawn Cuts, Aerating, Weeding Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Moss Control, Bark Mulch Call Paul

(778)316-3054

WANTED

The Langley Times, an award winning newspaper with Black Press is seeking a reporter/photographer to join its editorial team.

Dal Hothi The Now Newspaper #201- 7889 - 132nd St., Surrey, BC V3W 4N2 Or email to dal.hothi@thenownewspaper.com

www.blackpress.ca

The successful candidate will have a strong work ethic, sound news judgment, strong photography, InDesign and Photoshop skills and a valid driver’s licence with a reliable vehicle.

• Basement Suites • Kitchens • Baths • Remodels • Additions • Flooring • Painting • Drywall • Much More Since 1972 Dan 778-837-0771

New Construction & Renovations Patios ) Sundecks ) Fencing Bathrooms Concrete Sidewalks Basement Suites Remodels FREE ESTIMATES GORD REID ¸ 778-241-4668 tjbconstructionltd@gmail.com

FULL RENO’S, NEW KITCHEN & BATHS, QUICK HANDYMAN FIX-UP All trades at your disposal within your budget, with timely and quality workmanship.

Call Al 604-970-7083

ALL BEST LANDSCAPING All Lawn Care ~ Free Est. Lawn Cut, Ride-on mower, Pwr Rake, Aerating, Weeding. Hedge Trim, Pruning, Reseed, Edging, Moss Killer, Bark Mulch, Pressure Wash., Gutter Clean. Roof Clean. Res/Comm. Reas. Rates, Fully insured. WCB.

Bill, 604-306-5540 or 604-589-5909

THE JAPANESE YARDMAN

Oriental Style Gardenscape

www.aboveallcontracting.ca DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Home Renovations WE DO IT ALL! Call Bob 604-8301322 www.deadlevel.ca BBB Accredited Member

Doing a Renovation or Drywall Repair?

More Healing & Serenity

Preference will be given to those with prior reporting experience or a diploma/degree in journalism. Please include a cover letter, resume, writing and photography samples as well as three current references.

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

TOTAL RENOVATIONS

Reporter/Photographer

We are looking for a talented individual who is a strong communicator, well organized, self-motivated and enjoys working in a fastpaced environment. You must also be able to understand the challenges and rewards for working for a community newspaper while meeting daily and weekly deadlines. Responsibilities will include story and photo assignments as required for the newspaper as well as various special sections, in addition to maintaining content on the web and social media sites.

HANDYPERSONS

AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056

DRYWALL

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Complete Drywall Work. Bob 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca BBB Accredited Member

283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627

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Call 778-881-0961

PSB DRYWALL LTD.+ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657 / 778-240-4657

APPLIANCE REPAIRS

You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. A car and a valid driver’s license are required. The Now Newspaper 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. Please send your resume with cover letter by Friday, June 30 to:

GARDENING

YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

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778-883-4262

The Now Newspaper has an opening for an experienced advertising consultant. By joining The Now’s award winning community print and online newspaper, you will be responsible for maintaining and growing an existing account list while bringing on new clients.

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Dave 604-306-4255

Weekly • Biweekly • Monthly Residential & Commercial Services ~ Excellent Rates!! * Licensed * Bonded * Insured

Advertising Sales Consultant

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

www.watsonconstruction.ca

All Your Cleaning Needs

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ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519

Eric 604-541-1743

Number of Papers

18104730 142 St. 142A St, 143 St, 36A Ave, 37 Ave, Crescent Rd, Elgin Rd...................................................................... 72 18211023 164A St, 165 St, 165A St, 165B St, 58 Ave, 59 Ave, Bell Rd ............................................................................................... 70 18411301 136 St, 136A St, 137A St, 60 Ave, 60A Ave, King George Blvd ............................................................................. 72 18411302 136 St, 58 Ave, 58A Ave ................................................................. 126 18511831 127 St. 127A st, 128 St, 60 Ave, 61 Ave, 61A Ave, 61B Ave, 62 Ave, 64 Ave................................................................ 130 18411303 136 St, 136B St, 137A St, 56 Ave, 5 6A Ave, 56B Ave, 57A Ave, 57B Ave.............................................. 67 18411307 140 St, 56A Ave, 57 Ave, 57A Ave, 58A Ave, 60 Ave, Bradford Pl, Halifax Pl, King George Blvd ................................... 46

COMPUTER SERVICES

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

A MAID 2 CLEAN

Papers are delivered right to your door. No need to insert flyers either! Deliver 2x a week, after school, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call the Circulation Department at 604 542-7434

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E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING

KIDS NEEDED FOR CARRIER ROUTES

Route Number Boundaries

CLEANING SERVICES

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

*No long-term contract. *No visits by franchise workers. Complete Lawn & Garden Care

Dog Friendly. Trimming / Pruning SAME DAY ESTIMATE

Call Kris 604-617-5561 SHINE LANDSCAPING

Best Prices & Service! Boarding, Taping, Texture paint, Stain removal and Much More! We complete Basements! Carpet & Laminate Flooring Small Jobs Welcome! 25 yrs of exp Free est. & quote! Call Kam @ (604) 551-8047

*Grass Cutting *Hedge Trimming *Yard Clean *Pruning *Pressure Wash shinelandscaping@hotmail.com

Call 778-688-3724

While we thank all applicants for their interest, only those selected for an interview will be contacted. Please send your resume by June 30th to: Jean Hincks Publisher Langley Times publisher@langleytimes.com No phone calls please.

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Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions

Call for FREE in-home consultation In-house design team and cabinet shop Showroom: Unit 62 - 15515 24th Ave. (at King George Blvd.) Tel: 604-538-9622

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GARAGE SALES

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NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.245.9069

GARAGE SALES

WHITE ROCK RUBBISH REMOVAL

~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates

MULTI family Garage Sale. 942 Habgood Street. 9:00 AM, SATURDAY JUNE 27. Household items, yard items, high end furniture, home furnishings, men’s and women’s clothing. Children’s clothes, toys and books.

Member of Better Business Bureau

10% off with this ad

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UNDER $100

New rubber back entrance mat, industrial quality, 4x6, ideal for mudroom, etc. Maroon. Hardwearing surface. $50 9ft patio umbrella come with metal base holder $30. 604-531-1192

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WCB INSURED

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HOME IMPROVEMENTS

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Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.

Swimming Pool & All Amenities.

1321 Foster St.

1 BDRM $905/mo IN WELL MAINTAINED NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included. No pets, No smoking.

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

ACTIVE SENIOR 1 Bedrooms available

CRESTWOOD MANOR

968-0367

Call: 604-760-7882

Skyline Apts

MOVING & STORAGE

White Rock

AFFORDABLE MOVING

1 bdrm Suites - from $775 in beaufiful White Rock, Live-In Manager, Hot Water & u/g

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

parking inc.

Call 604-536-8499 372

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

www.cycloneholdings.ca

SUNDECKS

Best Rates in Town. Local and Long Distance

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Fully Licensed/Insured/Bonded

Call 778-928-5995 . Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688

A Gas Fitter 0 Plumber

Honest, reliable, quality work at good prices. Fully insured.

www.paintspecial.com 604.339.1989 Lower Mainland 604.996.8128 Fraser Valley

Bathroom repairs, reno’s, taps + sink, shower, tiling, flooring laminate. Painting, drywalling, basement reno’s, door & window trim, baseboard, back splashes, cabinets, range hoods, fence & deck repair + replace, pressure washing & more. Call Robert 778-227-7779

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POWER WASHING GUTTER CLEANING

Interior / Exterior Stucco, Siding, Trim, Doors, Fences, Pressure Washing, Concrete Sealing. rene.s@telus.net

SAME DAY SERVICE AVAILABLE SPECIAL SUPER SALE Gutter windows skylights siding for $360. (under 2500sf) We use soap WCB Insured.............604-861-6060

353 ROOFING & SKYLIGHTS

604-588-0833

WILL BEAT ANY OTHER ESTIMATE BY AT LEAST 10%

All types of Roofing Free Estimate Written Guarantee WCB Coverage Over 40 Years Experience

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RUBBISH REMOVAL

604-536-6620

www.BBmoving.ca

Seniors Special Rob ~ 604-716-7352

PETS 477

PETS

APPLIANCES

Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865

604 - 720 - 2009

~We accept Visa & Mastercard~

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ROOM SPECIAL

www.benchmarkpainting.ca

UNDER $100

Fold up roll away cot & mattress Good condition. Great for overnight guests $30. Antique hardwood early 1900’s steamer trunk 20”w x 19” deep x 44” long. British made. Good condition. $60. 64-531-1192

Ask about our

CALL TODAY! 604-803-5041

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S. SURREY. 1 YR/OLD 3 bdrm + den T/H nr Semiahmoo Trail. Open flr concept, lrg kitch, w/i closet, almost 2000 sf, 2 car garage, beaut backyrd on greenspace, walk to all amens. Ns/np, $2300m $2200 for longer term tenant. 604-542-0034.

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EXTRA CHEAP

JUNK / RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757

Small bar fridge, hardly used, like new $50. New 2ft Dimplex electric baseboard heater, 300 watt 240V, still boxed $45. 604-531-1192

WANTED TO RENT

SNOWBIRDS! Reliable tenant seeks peaceful, quiet studio suite. A++ references 360-510-6827 email: Suite15@outlook.com

TRANSPORTATION 818

CARS - DOMESTIC

Call 604-536-0379 WHITE ROCK. 1 bdrm. Nr. all amens. July 1. N/S. $725/mo incl gas heat/hot water. 604-589-7818

2010 GM PONTIAC WAVE auto, sedan, only 20,000 kms. Beige. All options. $6000/firm. 604-538-9257

WHITE ROCK. Lrg 1 bdrm ste adult bldg, 1 prkg, near shops. $780 incl heat/h/w. Np/ns. Call 604-596-9977

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HOMES FOR RENT

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

The Scrapper

CRESCENT BEACH

Panoramic ocean view home. Tuscan decor, 1700 sq. ft. S/S appl. w/d, no yard work req’d. $2350/mo.

604-209-2004

Searching for your dream home or selling it? This is the location. Listings include everything from acreage, farms/ranches to condos and waterfront homes.

#1 FREE SCRAP VEHICLE REMOVAL ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT $$$ PAID FOR SOME 604.683.2200

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MARINE

REAL ESTATE 609

TOWNHOUSES

1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm units avail now Heat & hot wtr incl. Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr

MISC. WANTED

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APARTMENT/CONDOS

CHATEAU Grace centrally located, wheelchair accessible, 19 , built in modern office, 2 gas f/p, 2 car pk, 2 patio’s, ample windows, surrounded by beautiful gardens, ground level, alarm, insuite w/d, freshly painted, immaculate condition, kitchen with glass nook, open living & dining room, and amentities -(library, guest suite and rec ctr). 1 owner only. Priced to sell! #105 1952 - 152 A St photos at www.coldwellbanker.ca email: vicki@acc-sol.com (604) 805-7785

Priced for Quick Sale Condo Unit located at

15270 17th Ave, South Surrey

Price reduced from $310K to $294K

Peace Arch Appliance

Interior Special. Top Quality. Free Estimates! 604-498-3050

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FIREARMS. All types wanted, estates, collections, single items, military. We handle all paperwork and transportation. Licensed Dealer. 1.866.960.0045 www.dollars4guns.com.

ANTIQUES & VINTAGE

MIRACLE MOVING

PAINTING 1/2 PRICE

STEEL BUILDINGS...”OUR BIG 35TH ANNIVERSARY SALE” 20X20 $4500. 25X24 $5198. 30X30 $7449. 32X36 $8427. 40X46 $12140. One end Wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca.

Renovated 2 Bdrm, 2 bath, 1330 sq/ft ground floor unit in 55+ building.

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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

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.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated

Across the street - across the world Real Professionals, Reas. Rates. Best in every way! 604-721-4555.

SAWMILLS from only $4,397 MAKE MONEY & SAVE MONEY with your own bandmill - Cut lumber any dimension. In stock ready to ship. FREE Info & DVD: www.NorwoodSawmills.com/400OT 1-800566-6899 Ext:400OT.

Pressure Washing Specialty Gutters & Siding

BUYING BRITISH & EUROPEAN PAINTINGS, ANTIQUES & HISTORICAL ITEMS 1750-1950 for film sets & private collectors. Paying a premium $500-$25,000 for unique & unusual items. webuyfineart@gmail.com Call David for a free evaluation 604-7270137

B & B MOBILE SERVICES

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

WINDOW CLEANING

White Rock Window Cleaning

503

1PRO MOVING & SHIPPING

386

MANX (Bobtail) Kittens, born March 25, 2 males , charcoal grey with stripes, $75, Mission, 604-820-4827

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CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866

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BELGIUM MALINOI dogs from very strong working line a 6/mo old & a 4/year old. Imported from Holland. $1500/each. Call 604-710-3884.

RELIABLE & EFFICIENT Lots of Local References

LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

TREE BROTHERS SPECIALIST

Excellence in Quality & Service

Clearview Painting & Finishing

Over 16 Yrs Exp. WCB Insured

MOVING & STORAGE

TREE SERVICES

Licensed, Bonded, Ins

*Interior/Exterior *Res/Comm *PRESSURE WASHING *SPRING GUTTER CLEANING All work guaranteed and done to customer satisfaction.

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Call Ian 604-724-6373

RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING 778-855-5361 • Bulk Yard • Pation Pots • Plants • Landscape Stones • Retaining Walls

PRESSURE WASHING

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale Premium quality paint.

Painting, Painting Painting

LANDSCAPING

341

POWER WASHING since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Call Simon for prompt service. 604-230-0627

NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.

HOME REPAIRS

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PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats any colour

A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt suites, drywall, patios, plumbing, siding, fencing, roofing, landscaping, etc. Joe 604-961-9937.

300

RENOS & REPAIRS Excellent price on Hot Water Tanks Furnace, Boilers, Plumbing Jobs & Drain Cleaning

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

DEAD LEVEL CONSTRUCTION LTD. Deck Construction. Vinyl decking - 10 yr warranty. Call BOB 604-830-1322 www.deadlevel.ca BBB Accredited Member.

MISC. FOR SALE

SUITES, LOWER

WHITE ROCK: E. Beach, half block to beach, 2 bdrm, g/flr, incl utils cable, internet. Shrd w/d. 1 parking in driveway. Beautiful tropical themed garden & covered patio. n/s, n/p. $1300/mo. 604-323-6619 WHITE ROCK: west side- Legal 2 bdrm, lwr level, newer home, w/d, d/w. n/s, n/p. Avail. July 15th. Refs. $1150. Utils not inc. (604)809-5152

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TLL MOVING & Storage

Handyman from Newfoundland

750

BRAND New 2bd large suite. Stainless appliances, gas range, Island kitchen granite counters. Separate Laundry. Tub shower, heated tiles. Utilities incl. Uptown Central White Rock. Suitable for Executive couple. 604-536-1397 Avail now $2000/month

S. SURREY: 2 bdrm, 2 bath, semi furn’d. Almost new, 3rd floor. N/s, n/p. $1590/mo. 604-541-0042

604-537-4140

HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations -

RENTALS

APARTMENT/CONDO

Call 604-538-5337

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Reno’s, Boilers, Furn’s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

706

UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP

CALL ROGER 604-

PLUMBING

RENTALS

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RELIABLE, SERVICE 7 days a week

Vincent 543-7776

338

RUBBISH REMOVAL

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE

SELLER MOTIVATED!

Call Mala 778-859-4458 Sutton Premier Realty

WHITE ROCK / S. SURREY 2 Bdrm updated condo, 55+ building, pets welcome, quite & bright, balcony overlooks park. 1740 Southmere. $174,800. Must see. Agents welcome.

Call: (604)377-5414

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S.Surrey 3 bdrm bsmt home, 2.5 baths, 4220-168th St. Avail now. More info 604-825-8879

741

OFFICE/RETAIL OFFICE SPACES

*ROSEMARY CENTRE 3388 Rosemary Hts Cres. 2nd floor office spaces from 234 sq/ft - 359 sq/ft.

*WHITE ROCK SQUARE 1480 Foster St - 347 sq/ft Call 536-5639 to view/rates

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Weekly on a 60 month term with 260 payments. MSRP $25,745** includes freight and PDI. Model shown: CR2E3FE

• LaneWatch™ blind spot display • Lane Departure Warning and Forward Collision Warning • Rearview camera (standard)

Dealer #6911

2466 King George Blvd. Surrey 604-536-2111 www.whiterockhonda.com bchonda.com

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