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Cyndie Richards addresses White Rock council and staff at a public hearing for a two-highrise project proposed for Oxford Street. Below, Mayor Wayne Baldwin listens to a resident.
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Artist’s rendering of 21- and 24-storey towers. futility,� Richards said. A concern addressed by many, including Susan Watkins, was the location of the development on land adjacent to the water utility. Watkins said she felt the city had not done its “due diligence� in addressing the potential impact on the water supply. “These are issues that unfortunately have not been looked at or understood by the councillors that are now making the decisions for us,� Watkins said. “Unless we understand the difference between ground water and aquifer water, no one should be developing anything beside two well heads. Not one, but two.� i see page 4
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ect’s height, its location outside of the town centre – the city’s only area zoned for high density – and its departure from the OCP, currently under review. White Rock Coalition councillors – Lynne Sinclair, Bill Lawrence, Megan Knight and Grant Meyer – were criticized for accepting campaign contributions totalling $12,000 from Elegant during last year’s civic election. The timing of the hearing was also questioned, following the city’s purchase of its water utility for a yet-to-be-determined price from Epcor, which sold the lot to Elegant, pending rezoning approval. Eric Ross told council the project doesn’t fit with the past, present or future land use of the area and questioned why the city wouldn’t wait until the OCP review was completed. “With a new OCP underway, what’s the hurry?� Ross asked. “What’s the motivation for this urgency? Perhaps an investigation is necessary to find that out.� Cyndie Richards – who also read a letter in opposition on behalf of former mayor Catherine Ferguson – suggested during her own presentation that council’s mind was already made up on the matter. “The worst part about standing here in opposition is that I feel my efforts and my neighbours’ efforts are basically an effort in
A marathon public hearing Monday evening that saw both strong support and opposition to a two-tower development proposal in White Rock concluded with the majority of council voting to inch the project forward. By the time the hearing wrapped up just a minute before midnight – five hours after it began – council had heard from more than 70 speakers, many of whom spoke on behalf of others who couldn’t attend and a handful who spoke more than once. Emotions ran high among those speaking on the two bylaw amendments at issue – an Official Community Plan amendment and rezoning to pave the way for 24- and 21-storey highrises at 1454 Oxford St. Mayor Wayne Baldwin called for order on several occasions throughout the night, the first time just three minutes into the first speaker’s presentation, when audience members were shouting out from the crowd. “I understand that we’re all passionate about this and we all want to do the right thing, but this is not a WWF wrestling bout, OK?� Baldwin said. “This is a public hearing and we have to maintain decorum.� Those who spoke in favour – more than half of the speakers list – cited the need for affordable housing and a revitalization of
the city. Most praised the appealing design of the buildings, spoke highly of the proponents, Elegant Development, and lauded the retention of trees on the property as well as the developer’s promise to gift a one-acre parcel of land to the city for public use. Danny Zigich, with his wife and young daughter in tow, said he supported the proposal because it offered an opportunity for young families like his to find a “new place to call home.� “In a growing community, in a place that is gaining attention for its location, we have to be able to service the needs of the growing community,� Zigich said. Those in opposition spoke of the proj-
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He thought he was hearing fireworks or maybe a TV show. Harjinder Dhaliwal was shocked to learn someone was peppering his home with bullets. Dhaliwal said he was in the basement of his home with his son on Monday when shots rang out at about 11:40 a.m. Upstairs in the 12700-block 67B Avenue home were Dhaliwal’s father and his nehpew. “Everybody is OK,” he said. He said it was a half-day at school and that
there was a fair amount of activity in the neighbourhood at the time. “I see one kid, 15 to 17 years old, he was looking at my house, like he knows my son, maybe they are friends?” Dhaliwal said. He then heard 15 to 20 shots. At first, he thought it was fireworks. “Then my dad, he was upstairs, then he tells me, ‘somebody shoot,’” Dhaliwal said. He couldn’t believe someone would shoot at his home, so Dhaliwal went outside to check. “There were 12 to 15 (bullet) holes I see,” Dhaliwal said. “We think we are lucky
nobody was hurt.” He said he’s never seen anything like this and told Black Press there are no drugs or illegal activity in his home. “It’s very scary,” he said. “Everybody afraid, you know?” Police say they arrived to find several shell casings. Schools in the area were briefly locked down. Anyone with information is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or, to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 or www.solvecrime.ca
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A lot of concern Melissa Smalley Staff Reporter
Opposition to a proposed truck parking facility on the Surrey/ Langley border is about more than the environment, according to a panel of speakers at a community meeting last weekend. The event, which saw more than 150 people pack the Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club, was hosted by Friends of Hazelmere/Campbell Valley, a group that formed in September that has spoken out against the proposal. At issue is an application to build a 77-acre commercial truck park at 16 Avenue and 194 Street, endorsed by Surrey Coun. Tom Gill, who has cited the need for such a facility, noting 1,300 big rigs are parked illegally throughout the city. Parm Garcha, a proponent of the application put forth by GG Metro Holdings Ltd., told Peace Arch News last month that his group was “making sure we address each and every concern to the fullest.” While many in opposition to the proposal have expressed environmental concerns for the Little Campbell River, which runs adjacent to the property, David Anderson, director of the A Rocha Brooksdale Environmental Centre, said Sunday that concerns are shared by a “diverse cross-section” of stakeholders. “There are a lot of issues at play with this development,” Anderson told the crowd. “This is not a truckers-versus-environmentalists issue; that’s a caricature, and a grossly simple one.” Topics discussed by the panel included the state of the trucking industry and effects of extensive deregulation over the past 15 years, the future of traffic and industry along 16 Avenue, food security for the region and for the Semiahmoo First Nation and safety of the nearby river. A prevalent sentiment was the notion that providing truck parking is a provincial responsibility, as Bob Donnelly, president of the Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club pointed out. Acknowledging that there is “absolutely” a need for truck-park-
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Bob Donnelly, president of the Semiahmoo Fish and Game Club, tells the gathered crowd that providing parking for trucks is a provincial responsibility. ing facilities, Donnelly pointed to the provincial government’s 10-year transportation plan, released in March, which calls for “priority locations for new and expanded parking and other truckrelated facilities.” He also noted an interview with Transportation Minister Todd Stone a few weeks prior to the plan’s release in which he said he was prepared to deliver two truckparking facilities in Surrey. “The province should be able to stand up and say we will come up with a truck-parking facility,” Donnelly said. “Why are we looking to a private-sector group to deliver something like that?” David Klassen, a retired commercial transport worker and former transportation committee chair for Unifor Local 114, also pointed the finger at the provincial and federal governments, who he said should be providing adequate places for truckers to rest and service their vehicles. Klassen explained how extensive deregulation in the industry and subsequent “downloading of costs” has resulted in “razor-thin profit margins and unsustainable deficits” for owner/operator or lease/operator truckers, and said it made no sense to have “the poorest
truckers pay for the most expensive Chamber of Commerce is lobbyland,” under the proposed facility. ing to have the road designated “The way the provincial and as a provincial highway, Mitchell federal governments have treated said he suspects the truck-park trucking companies and commer- proposal is “the beginning of the cial transport workers by not pro- industrialization of 16 Avenue.” viding good – let’s call them what Speaking on behalf of Semithey are – rest stops and service ahmoo First Nation, councillor facilities, is an absoJoanne Charles said lute disgrace,” Klas- ❝The City of Surrey the band has “a lot and the proponent sen, a longtime Surrey of concerns” about should be talking to the proposal, notably resident, said. The future of the band’s reliance on us, government to 16 Avenue was fish from the “sacred government.❞ addressed by Kevin water” as a food Joanne Charles Mitchell, a South source. Langley resident with Semiahmoo First Nation “The City of Surrey 33 years experience and the proponent in the engineering should be talking and manufacturing to us, government industry. to government,” Mitchell outCharles said. “Unforlined the history of tunately, that has not 16 Avenue and the happened. I’m just frequency of seritrying to let everyous accidents along body know the best I the designated truck can that nobody has route, including consulted with us…” the Oct. 28 crash Grant Rice, foundbetween two dump ing member of the trucks and a minivan Surrey Urban Farmthat he said resulted ers Market, carried in a diesel spill into on the topic of food the Little Campbell security, pointing to River. the province’s strateNoting the BC gic agriculture plan,
which calls for an additional 91,000 hectares of designated farmland, and noting the Hazelmere Valley as an “excellent” place for growing food. “We have great policy, but we don’t have great action,” Rice said, referencing the City of Surrey’s Official Community Plan, sustainability charter and agriculture enhancement and protection strategy. “We don’t have strategies to put these policies into action, and when we do, we don’t follow through on those actions.” On the topic of environmental impact – specifically the health of the Little Campbell River – Jim Armstrong, former Metro Vancouver environmental planner, did not mince his words. “You alter 77 acres of truck park, that stream is dead,” Armstrong said, noting he has 20 years of research on the river under his belt. “I’ve been doing this for 44 years, I worked on hazardouswaste response for the province of B.C. Is it going to happen? Absolutely. It’s a matter of when.” The proposal, to proceed, would require rezoning of the property from its current agricultural use to industrial. City staff are reviewing the application before it is brought back to council.
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cation and experience. “It’s a crazy system when a notary, an entrepreneur, a BC Ferries employee and an educator can disregard the recommendations by a highly educated city planner,” Blacklaws said. Upon conclusion of the hearing, council gave third reading to the OCP amendment bylaw. The third reading of the rezoning bylaw was carried with conditions to be met by the developer before final reading. Couns. Helen Fathers and David Chesney voted against both. Cooper told council that final reading could take place as early as the Dec. 14 council meeting.
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A single mom has been living on the street for some time and her child is missing school more frequently. Just a week ago, the woman’s ex-husband beat her. Her situation, and that of her family, is deemed extremely high-risk. Enter the Surrey Mobilization and Resiliency Table (SMART), a collection of several social agencies working together to devise the best plan for the woman. SMART has been at work in Whalley for about three weeks but was just officially unveiled on Monday at city hall. The table of experts involves, the city, the province, Fraser Health Authority, RCMP, Surrey School District, social service providers such as the Lookout Society, Solutions to Homelessness and the private sector. The above scenario, described by Lookout Society deputy executive director Jodi Sturge, is the kind of situation where SMART would initiate action. Several concerns would be quickly addressed, including finding the mother and child a stable housing environment and ensuring the ex-partner doesn’t attempt fur-
ther violence. Once the group has decided the case is a priority, an intervention is executed within 24 to 48 hours. SMART is based on a program called “Hub” in Prince Albert, Sask. – a model that has been initiated in other communities in Canada and the U.S. as well. It has been instrumental in addressing high-risk factors found in child protection cases, violent crimes and emergency room admissions. SMART is the first Hub-like model to launch in B.C. “The Surrey Mobilization and Resiliency Table is another tool in British Columbia’s arsenal to ensure communities feel safe, and that families are safe,” MLA Gordon Hogg (Surrey-White Rock) said at Monday’s unveiling. “Our government is proud to be a part of SMART, an initiative that is leading the way for B.C. by
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ne year after the tragic deaths of two young South Surrey residents, there are still no answers to the community’s questions. Teagan Batstone was just eight when her body was found in the back of a car in a cul-de-sac just south of Crescent Road on Dec. 10, 2014. Dario Bartoli was only 15 when he died just three days later, after being attacked near Bakerview Park. The bitter injustice of their demise is felt all the more acutely at this time of year. Both, by rights, should still be here with their family and friends, sharing in the growing excitement of the Christmas season. Instead we mark two sad oneyear anniversaries, while authorities remain silent about why these young lives were cut short. We know Teagan’s mother, Lisa Batstone, is charged with murder in connection with her daughter’s death, and that her mental health at the time has been called into question. It is unlikely, granted, that there is any explanation that will put us more at peace with her death. Yet nothing has been made public. If nothing else, if we knew more about the events that led to the tragedy, perhaps another child could be spared the same fate. As for ‘the how’, it’s likely most of us are content to let the details be considered only by those tasked with finding justice for Teagan. But in the case of Dario, the lack of details after a year is even more a matter of concern. The only thing we’ve been told with any certainty is that there was some sort of altercation, possibly alcohol-fuelled, and that Dario suffered fatal injuries. We’ve heard of no arrests, no cause of death, nor have police disclosed if they even have any suspects, any leads – or any information at all. Certainly, as with any case, there are details police can’t share in the interest of protecting the investigation. It’s just as certain that, after a year of little more than a public call for witnesses, there must be something they can tell us. Community members – not just Dario’s friends and family, but all of us who call the Semiahmoo Peninsula home – want, need and deserve to know more. More about what happened that night, more about what police are doing to bring his killers to justice. More about why this investigation is, by all appearances at least, being conducted in silence. Closure may be an over-worked term, but surely some kind of closure is what is needed in both of these cases.
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ill Bennett’s time as premier of B.C. people would bother to come. ended almost 30 years ago, in the However, the decision to build a summer of 1986. rapid transit line in conjunction with it The era in which he governed changed many people’s minds. is a distant memory to some. For Frank Bucholtz Expo was a tremendous success others, it was long before their from the time it was opened time. by Prince Charles and Princess Bennett died last week at the Diana. It attracted visitors from age of 83. He had been mostly all over the world, and almost out of the public spotlight immediately led to significant since leaving the premier’s boosts in investment, housing office. However, his 10½ years starts and property values. as premier led to B.C. truly It truly put B.C. on the world entering the modern era, as B.C. map. And it was a major factor turned into much more than a in Surrey’s dramatic growth that resource-based economy, and the continues to this day. province’s political apparatus also Around the same time as the changed dramatically. SkyTrain decision was made, the These changes had a significant province also decided to build effect on Surrey, White Rock and the Alex Fraser Bridge. This Delta. Decisions made by his government project had not been as high on the wish still have an effect on this region. list, but it changed traffic, growth and The biggest single change came as development patterns in the region. a result of two related decisions – the The original SkyTrain Expo line and the decision to host a world’s fair called Expo bridge opened in 1986, the year Bennett 86 on former rail-yard land in Vancouver, stepped aside. His successor, former and the decision to build a rapid transit Surrey MLA Bill Vander Zalm, and line called SkyTrain. local MLAs Rita Johnston and Bill Reid, Expo was controversial. A number of ensured that SkyTrain was extended to politicians and community leaders – Surrey, as had been originally promised. notably then-Vancouver mayor Mike It arrived at Scott Road station in 1990, Harcourt – said it would be a waste of and came to Whalley in 1994. funds and expressed doubt that many For the first time, Surrey had a decent
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Ministry has head in sand Editor: Re: Cadieux defends ministry, Nov. 4. If Minister of Children and Family Development Stephanie Cadieux reached beyond the rank and file to those of us who’ve had the teethgnashing experience of dealing with her ministry, she’d know that its tattered reputation springs not from “media scrutiny of individual cases,” but from horror stories passed from victim to victim, into the community. Jungle drums – alive and well long before the first tragedy hit the news. Tragedy is how truth comes to light – the tip of the iceberg that points to what lies beneath. Cadieux’s compelling need to defend both staff and system gives the clearest picture of a ministry with its head in the sand. Divided loyalty constipates truth. And puts at risk the children and families she was hired to serve. Truth alone will silence the drums and win my respect, Ms. Cadieux. Maureen Kerr, Surrey
as many people as possible dedicate their birthday contribution to their hospital, and make a miracle happen. Let’s make a goal to start this in January 2016. Health is the most important thing in anyone’s life. Without good health everything else quickly becomes meaningless. Margaret (Maggie) Rodgers, Surrey
Clearcut explanation Editor: Re: Tree motive argued, Dec. 4. Under B.C.’s Community Charter, municipally elected officials can only be disqualified from office as a result of unethical councilrelated conduct – such as a conflict of interest or an unauthorized use of municipal funds, or for missing four consecutive meetings. Let’s call upon our investigative reporters to uncover any conflict
of interest our councillors and mayor may have in regards to the clearcutting along Marine Drive. It is the only reason that makes any sense for the travesty of a clearcut that has left the lone eagle pine weeping in despair at the landscape (Tree stands alone, Dec. 2). Even as a new resident, I, too, wept as I drove by this once beautiful view. White Rock cannot continue to vote in councillors and a mayor who can act with impunity against the wishes of its citizens, and not be completely transparent with the rationale for their actions. Slope stabilization my ass. There is more to this than is being admitted and this type of decision making and action needs to stop. Alison Prentice, White Rock Q I would add my voice to the outcry over devastation of the natural space along the White Rock promenade. My husband and I live in Kamloops. We visit his parents in White Rock about four times a year.
I’m a runner, and I look forward to the quarterly treat of running the promenade early in the morning. The view, the smell and surge of the ocean, the wheeling gulls and eagles, the native plants and… Oh, wait. The City of White Rock has denuded the rich ecology between the promenade and the railway bed. Already a small nod to nature, these native plants, shrubs and trees housed many small birds, insects and rodents, lending that section of the promenade a wonderful parkland feel. The excuses for this offence to nature and to the citizens of White Rock range from flimsy to erroneous, as others have noted (City slashes while residents burn, Dec. 4 letters). Vegetation and tree roots increase bank stability, a child in elementary school could tell you this. I am appalled by this tragedy. It has soured my White Rock experience. I’m sure I won’t be the only tourist who feels the same. Katie Welch, Kamloops
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Birthday challenge Editor: Re: A chance to give back, Nov. 19. Your article missed the main idea. The point of my 75th birthday party was not merely to be a fundraiser for the Peace Arch Hospital emergency department, but was meant to be a challenge to as many people as possible. Once you get to the age when you are more interested in downsizing, whenever you have any kind of celebration, instead of gifts or specifying “no gifts”, suggest that you would appreciate a donation for your local hospital. It may not be too long before you will need their services. Every dollar helps, but imagine if a thousand other people had a birthday/anniversary the same month and also achieved a donation of $100; this would soon add up to a very significant amount. Cheques to the hospital should be made out to the Peace Arch Hospital Foundation re Birthday Fund, so that the hospital can keep track of the amounts per month. Perhaps Peace Arch News can print out the number of donations and amounts so that everyone can see what a difference their contribution is making. Although the necessity for a much larger ER is presently a priority, every year the hospital has ongoing expenses of way over a million dollars to keep equipment up to date so they can give the best service to their patients and also attract the best of the medical profession. If doctors can’t depend on the equipment they need, they can’t do the best job. Most people think this kind of money comes from the government. It definitely does not, which is why all hospitals are always having some kind of fundraising activities. It can almost be guaranteed that, at some time, everyone will need the services of our hospital. So why don’t
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Flood of concern over chloramine Editor: Re: Water-utility purchase prompts more questions, Oct. 21. The pattern of governance by the mayor and council of White Rock has now been firmly established: Take as many decisions as possible behind-closed-doors, cut off public participation, then make decisions that defy logic. The most egregious example is the current water fiasco. It is not only a classic case of concealing information, it is doubly reckless as the proposal to change from chlorine to chloramine flies in the face of current usage and science. The Environmental Protection Agency of the U.S. notes 80 per cent of municipalities do not use chloramine. The introduction of chloramine into our water system would pose an unacceptable health and environmental threat to the citizens of White Rock. From the privatization of commercial and multifamily garbage pickup, to the proposed privatization of single-family garbage collection, to the wanton destruction of trees and shrubs in the name of stabilization of the seawall, the closed mindedness of the mayor and council is truly stunning in what we take to be a democratic society. John Reed, White Rock Q The lack of transparency coupled with the possible inadequate study of the best way to treat our water in White Rock is troubling. There is also the question as to whether it would be better to join the Vancouver system. Several weeks ago, I submitted the following to the City of White Rock: “I am very concerned about the use of chloramine as it cannot easily be removed from water without charcoal filters. Chlorine can easily be removed by letting the water sit or by boiling. In describing chlorine, you state it can be ‘harmful to fish and other
aquatic life,’ but under chloramine you state it can be ‘extremely harmful to fish and other aquatic life.’ Do you want to use this in your aquarium or on your plants?” The reason the city has given for using chloramine is primarily aesthetic. It is my understanding that E. coli and giardia are better treated with chlorine. More homework needs to be done. Linda Brock, White Rock Q What’s in your water? Ten things you need to know: 10. Soon, White Rock city council will declare which of chlorine or chloramine is to be added to our water. 9. Chloramine is most commonly formed by adding ammonia to chlorine… but don’t try this at home, folks. 8. According to reliable sources, chloraminated water can cause skin, respiratory and gastrointestinal problems. 7. Chlorine is the only disinfectant that has been extensively studied. No scientific analysis of the health impacts of chloramine have been concluded. 6. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency website states it doesn’t know if chloramine itself is carcinogenic; however, it adds, that of the disinfection byproducts – 200-plus – NDMA is a probable human carcinogen. 5. Chloramine in tap water is banned in Tennessee. Its use is being challenged in California and other states. 4. Chloramine is not as effective as chlorine at killing E. coli, according to the World Health Organization. 3. You can easily ‘gas off ’ chlorine, but chloramine is difficult to remove and the vapours can accumulate in indoor air, especially shower stalls. 2. Aquarium tank? Chloramine kills salt- and freshwater fish, koi, lobster, shrimp, frogs, turtles, snails, clams and coral. Orchids, African violets, bonsai? Don’t ask. 1. Who pays for removing the discharged chloramine – an onerous task, indeed – before it hits the ocean? Brian Morrish, White Rock
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Search continues Police are asking for public assistance “It is the people who were moving in finding the person responsible for about in the area who may have inforkilling a family man and volmation that could move this unteer last month. investigation forward,” AshThe Integrated Homicide ton said. “IHIT is also lookInvestigation Team (IHIT) ing for anyone who saw a is hoping for a break in a dark coloured compact sedan homicide that took place in moving about the neighbourNewton. hood to contact them.” It was in the early hours Police have described it of Saturday, Nov. 21, when as a targeted shooting and Suriderpal Hehar was gunned that circumstances indicate, down near 152 Street and 66 Hehar was the intended vicSurinderpal Hehar tim. Avenue. victim “Hehar was a family man Anyone with information with young children, an active can call the IHIT tipline at volunteer in his community, and well 1-877-551-IHIT (4448) or email at known by many,” IHIT Sgt. Stephanie ihittipline@rcmp-grc.gc.ca Ashton said in a news release Friday. To remain anonymous, go online at IHIT is asking anyone who was in that solvecrime.ca or call 1-800-222-8477. area after midnight to contact them. – Kevin Diakiw
Storm knocks out power Sunday’s windstorm left thousands of people in the dark across the Lower Mainland and Fraser Valley, including approximately 25,000 in White Rock, Surrey and Langley. Some waited just minutes for power to return; others waited several hours. Trees down across wires was a common effect of the winds, which gusted up to 68 km/h, according to information from Environment Canada. The largest pocket of BC Hydro customers affected on the Semiahmoo
Peninsula numbered 4,338, in an area south of 20 Avenue and west of Highway 99. BC Hydro spokesman Kevin Aquino said Surrey, Langley and Port Coquitlam were among the areas hardest-hit. Environment Canada issued a ‘special weather statement’ Monday to advise of continued inclement conditions through the week, and Aquino said hydro crews are “definitely keeping a close eye on it.” – Tracy Holmes
Thank you to everyone who supported the Surrey-White Rock Nite of Champions. $70,000 was raised to support the KidSport Foundation which helps ensure that kids in financial need have access to the positive experience of sport, “So All Kids Can Play”. We congratulate Gordon Hogg, the first recipient of the Greg Long Community Champion Award presented at Nite of Champions. In Greg’s true spirit, this award will be presented annually to “an individual who demonstrates tireless commitment
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hen South Surrey teen Elizabeth Tichelman left the Semiahmoo Peninsula more than three months ago destined for a remote area of Fiji, both she and her mother, Tracy, shared a few tears at the airport. After all, it was the first time the then-17year-old had been away from home for any length of time, and she was venturing all alone to the other side of the globe, where she’d be volunteering among strangers at a small primary school. However, the mild sadness Tichelman felt when she set out on her journey was nothing compared to what she experienced last week on the day she left Koroinasau Primary School, its 87 students and fellow teachers. “It was a hundred times harder leaving the school than leaving home,” Tichelman, now 18, said, pointing out photos on a laptop of her and the children taken the day she left, tears streaming down their faces. A recent Elgin Park Secondary graduate, Tichelman came upon the opportunity to volunteer abroad in one of her senioryear classes, when she was introduced to a program called Latitude Global Volunteering. She had initially planned to start school at UBC in the fall, but negotiated a deal with her parents that would allow her to spend three months away, then start postsecondary in January. After an application and interview process, Tichelman was accepted to the program and arrived in Fiji late August.
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Elizabeth Tichelman (left) horses around with a young Fijian boy. Above, students write on a blackboard during class. It didn’t take long for Tichelman to settle in – though she was originally told she’d be teaching English, she soon found out she’d be responsible for Class 8 (12- and 13-yearolds), and her curriculum would also include math and science. “You kind of learn when you’re there to just go with it,” Tichelman said of the challenge of teaching students just a few years younger than her. “It was fun to prove to myself that I could do it.” Along with her volunteer partner, Australian Ella Sheehan, Tichelman set out to not only educate the students at the school, but to help improve their lives. Prior to leaving South Surrey, she collected donations for the school and was able to buy a new printer as well as pay boarding fees for the 36 students who live at the school fulltime, a necessity for many of the children
who live in a village up to five hours away. “These kids that are maybe six or seven years old are taking their horses or even walking, getting up at 3 o’clock in the morning to leave for school because they can’t pay for boarding,” Tichelman said. “That was a big thing for me, these kids are just amazing.” Upon realizing the financial challenges faced by students and their families, Tichelman and Sheehan set out to find sponsors to pay for a year’s worth of boarding fees for every child – a cost of around $70 Canadian per student. With parents’ permission, the duo created a short video about the school, which they’ve posted online. They also took head shots and created biographies for all the students, and created a Facebook group where potential sponsors could learn more about
the fundraising project. They’ve recruited 15 sponsors already for the endeavour – dubbed the Global Smile Project – and plan to continue fundraising efforts with the hopes of returning next year to expand the boarding house. “Ideally, all the students should be at the school because they live so far away, but they only have room for 36 of them right now,” Tichelman explained. In addition to igniting a philanthropic spark, the experience also offered Tichelman a new perspective on how people around the world live. Running water at the school was considered a luxury, and the students bathed in the nearby river. “These kids don’t have a lot, but they’re all so happy all the time,” she said. “I definitely realized that I take a lot of things for granted. I’m more aware of myself and the things I do and the way I behave – it’s definitely changed me for the better.” As she looks ahead to her studies at UBC in the new year – she’s registered for general arts classes, but is now also looking into humanitarian studies – Tichelman credits the students themselves for providing her with a “life-changing experience.” “I don’t know if I could have had the impact on them that they had on me,” she said. The video Tichelman and Sheehan produced can be viewed online at https:// www.youtube.com/watch?v=wstu_tmXXSg To find out more about Tichelman’s fundraising project, email ektichelman@ outlook.com
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Twins lauded for helping homeless Twin sisters who hosted a ‘Street of our Street Store shoppers was Store’ to help the homeless are to be heartwarming and beautiful,” she recognized Sunday (Dec. 13) during said. “Many of them have very little the annual menorah-lighting event and are living difficult lives. It felt at Semiahmoo Shopping Centre in great to know we were helping others South Surrey. and that as a result of our mitzvah Sarah and Amy Aginsky were project, their lives might get a little bit announced last week as recipients easier.” of the Centre for Judaism Young The twins’ parents were born in Lamplighters Award of Chanukah Cape Town and their grandparents 2015. and relatives still live ❝Seeing the The award honours there. They saw how The outstanding community appreciative faces Street Store had helped service by youth aged five of our Street Store the homeless in cities to 18 years old. including Sao Paulo shoppers was The sisters, who call Tepic (Mexico), heartwarming and (Brazil), Richmond home, are Grande Prairie (Canada), beautiful.❞ being noted for their Tucuman (Argentina), efforts in hosting a Street Oslo (Norway) and Amy Aginsky Store. The concept, Vancouver and were founded in Cape Town, South inspired to host one of their own. Africa nearly two years ago, involves The Lamplighters award is to be collecting clothes and other items presented by Centre for Judaism and organizing a pop-up, one-day directors Rabbi Falik and Simie store where ‘shoppers’ are given the Schtroks. opportunity to select apparel and “Chanukah celebrates the victory shoes at no cost. of light over darkness and goodness Between January and March, the over evil,” Simie Schtroks said in the Richmond twins collected truckloads release. “This is a most appropriate of donated clothing and footwear, opportunity to motivate and inspire then distributed them to the needy young people to make this world on March 6, at the Lighthouse a brighter and better place. By Mission in Bellingham. filling the world with goodness and In a Dec. 3 release announcing kindness, that light can dispel all their award, Amy Aginsky described sorts of darkness.” the experience as “humbling.” The menorah-lighting event is to “Seeing the appreciative faces get underway at 5:30 p.m.
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“What bothered me most about turning 50 is that I knew 60 was coming,” says filmmaker Laurent Goldstein. “I knew I didn’t have much room for error.” But he also knows it doesn’t have to be that way. His documentary, Your Second Fifty: Rising Above The Fears of Aging, aims at helping others over the same hurdles. While some people see such chronological milestones as a 50th or 60th birthday as ‘the beginning of the end,’ Goldstein’s film – based on the best-selling book by Frank Moffat – focuses on a shift in understanding that can actually reveal them as doorways to the peak years of life. “It is really all about attitude,” the French-born, Vancouverbased Goldstein said. In hopes the film’s “liveinspired” message will find resonance on the Semiahmoo Peninsula – seemingly an ideal demographic area for his message – he’s bringing Your Second Fifty to Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd.) for a screening tonight (Wednesday) at 6 p.m. Goldstein is – himself – a good advertisement for the
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Filmmaker Laurent Goldstein’s documentary screens tonight. concept. An entrepreneur whose successful business marketing software to chiropractors crashed during the 2008 recession, he has re-invented his life as the founder of media company Citrus Pie, rediscovering his early love for film in the process. Author/motivational speaker Aurora Winter (Mid-Life Reboot) – who also appears in the film – is travelling up from California to speak at the event, while musical guest local singer/songwriter Josh Bogert will present a few numbers before the film is screened Although Your Second Fifty’s production was sponsored by
SierraSil – a natural mineral dietary supplement marketed for relief of joint pain – the documentary steers well clear of infomercial territory, taking a broad-based, informative approach to the theme. Travelling to locations around the world, Goldstein takes the role of audience surrogate, gently questioning and interacting with Moffat and more than 40 international experts in the fields of physical and emotional health, nutrition, finance, psychology, anti-aging therapies and spiritual enlightenment – as well as people whose active later lives challenge traditional stereotypes of aging. Among well-known interview subjects are Naomi Judd and Vancouver entertainment entrepreneur Bruce Allen, while others include Dr. Bruce Lipton, Dr. John Demartini, Bob Proctor, David Wolfe, Dr. Daniel Amen and Arielle Ford. They all tend to support Moffat’s contention that “beliefs shape life,” Goldstein said. “Whether they have been taught by parents or taught by experience they can be replaced by other, more positive beliefs.” Admission is $10, tickets available at the door, or through Tapestry Music, Mountainview Wellness and Deslauriers Chiropractic Group.
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Miramar residents aim to liven up city block Residents of a White Rock highrise are banding together to help make their block the “premiere street” in the city. The entranceway to the Miramar Tower A – located at 15152 Russell Ave. – recently underwent $15,000 worth of cosmetic upgrades, according to strata council president Mark Krier, who told Peace Arch News the residents wants to help make the street more lively. “Russell Avenue is becoming more and more popular, compared to a year ago even,” Krier said.
“Now that we have some new businesses on the street, it’s starting to have much more of a community feel.” Krier said the project was strongly supported by the more than 200 residents of the building – which includes retirees, young families, professionals and snowbirds – and the group enlisted the help of local decorators and artisans to undertake the work. Next up, the council plans to repaint some of the exterior, and readjust some of the lobby’s lighting in an effort to help the
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block appear more “vibrant.” The upgrades were completed in time for dozens of building residents to gather in the lobby last month for a tree-decorating celebration – one of many social gatherings the building hosts throughout the year, something Krier said is a testament to the “unique” community in the large building. “You can come here any day and find people talking with each other,” Krier said. “We’re all friends here.” – Melissa Smalley
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Real-estate company launches A pair of longtime Peninsula businesswomen have launched a new real-estate company in South Surrey. Coldwell Banker Marquise Realty – announced as part of Coldwell Banker’s Canadian network on Dec. 1 – is owned by Bianca Myddleton and Danielle Hrasko. “We’re excited about our new affiliation with the Coldwell Banker network, and our growth potential with the brand,” Hrasko said in a news release. “Our operation will be specializing in White Rock,
South Surrey and the surrounding area, where we have a solid customer base.” Both Hrasko and Danielle Hrasko Myddleton have strong roots in the community. Hrasko was born into a real-estate family from White Rock and also brings extensive customer service
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and financial experience from her previous role as a personal financial services officer with RBC. Myddleton Bianca Myddelton has called the Semiahmoo Peninsula home for most of her life. She brings marketing, franchise development and banking experience from a range of
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Owners of a longtime South Surrey-based business have boosted reading opportunities for students at a Langley elementary school. Mel and Cathy Jesson of Black Bond Books – which has operated on the Semiahmoo Peninsula for more than 35 years – were greeted by an army of smiling students at Douglas Park Elementary last month when they delivered 1,000 new books for the school’s library. “I’ve got goosebumps,” said Cathy, president of Black Bond, later describing the experience as “one of the best things we have done in years.” The Jessons made the donation after hearing that Douglas Park had been disqualified from an Indigo competition to win $10,000 for their
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donated by a local publishing distributor. She estimates the donation is worth about $5,000. School principal Esther Schmit described it as “overwhelming.” “Their faces are lighting up and they are
just so happy to be sitting down and sorting through the books, picking their favourites and sharing with each other – it’s awesome.” Each classroom will receive 100 books – or four new books per child.
New wishlist gift app launches A free social-media platform designed to make gift-giving – and receiving – easier launched last week in South Surrey. All I Wish Is offers users a place to create a list of items wanted for any occasion, from Christmas to weddings, then share that wish list with friends and family. Individuals can also invite people
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Your Aesthetic Physician Expert do I keep my skin healthy Q: How over the holidays? the skin is a live organ, it is A: Asvulnerable to many stresses caused by heat, UV light, hormones, medication, lack of sleep, life stresses and dehydration. During the holiday season, it is important to stay hydrated, get plenty of Dr. Martin Ray rest and maintain an effective skin Medical Director care program. The skin requires Practice Owner nourishment from products that have the ability to penetrate through to the cells, to repair, protect and improve cell health. We suggest to consult with a qualified aesthetican who can direct you to the proper treatment program you skin requires. At View Laser, we offer a comprehensive skin analysis. This allows us to assess your skin and make recommendations using the highest quality pharmaceutical grade skin care. Ask us about our 90 day Skin Fitness Challenge. Start today for brighter more beautiful looking skin.
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Your Real Estate Expert is a “lockbox� and why do Q: What realtors use them? real estate lockbox is a padlock A: Ashaped box secured to a home that is for sale. The box is occasionally hung from a door knob of the home or a gas meter or hose bib where it can’t be easily seen or removed. It contains keys to the house Laura Thibeault Realtor that allow communal access for real estate agents. The lockboxes are secured either with a security code or a swipe card. Seller permission is required for lockbox use. Some listing realtors won’t be available to personally show a home to buyer’s agents and potential buyers so they give access to the property to buyer’s agents via the lockbox. Other listing realtors, like myself, choose not to use lockboxes. I prefer to be there to show the property at its best with lights on and blinds open, answer questions and personally ensure the property is secured after the showing. For more information, call me at 604-531-1111 or visit www.laurathibeault. com. In the meantime, here’s wishing you all comfort and joy this Christmas and throughout the New Year.
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Saturday Q Come Share Around the Table a new program at Seniors Come Share Society, offering a chance to meet new people, cook and learn about nutrition. The second and fourth Saturday of the month. Sign up by calling 604531-9400, ext. 205. Q Christmas Dinner Dance at Kent Street Activity Centre (1475 Kent St.) Dec. 12, 7 p.m., featuring music of the Silver Stars Orchestra. Everyone over 50 welcome. $25. Info: 604-857-0384. Q Songs of the Season Dec. 12, 2-4 p.m. at Sunnyside United Church, 15639 24 Ave. Christmas sing-along with the Hazeltones. Tickets $15, call Pat at 604-531-6558. Q Evening with the Classics Dec. 19, 7:30 p.m. at St. John’s Presbyterian Church, 1480 George St., featuring Reynhardt Crause and Tristan Chalcraft. Tickets $10 at door.
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Ongoing Q Experienced volunteer drivers needed at Sources White Rock/ South Surrey & Langley food banks. Weekly pickup and delivery of donations. Ability to lift heavy loads and clean driver’s abstract required. Call 604-531-8168. Q Choices Markets Star of the Season program returns Nov. 15 to Dec. 24. $2 donation at 3248 King George Blvd. location supports Semiahmoo Family Place. Info: www.choicesmarkets.com Q TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly, a non-profit weight-loss support group in White Rock. 604-514-9790. Q Mixed Singles Over Sixty – join us for friendship and fun with dining, golf, pub nights, men’s brunch, dancing, movies and more. Info: 604-541-1692 or 604-541-9923. Q Handel Society of Music has openings for tenors and basses. For details, contact Rita Buchy at 604536-6818 or ritab1948@hotmail.com Q White Rock Community Orchestra has openings for the following musicians: double bass; string players (especially violinists and violists). Would welcome woodwind and brass players as well. Contact Don, 604-507-0560 or email papadon1812@hotmail.com
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Timewalkers The Blue Frog Studios Christmas show by popular act The Timewalkers has already sold out two shows for this Friday, so a third has been added one day earlier, on Thursday, Dec. 10 (8 p.m., 1328 Johnston Rd.). An unusual blend of four lead singersongwriters and instrumentalists, The Timewalkers include Country Music Hall of Fame inductee Ron Irving, who once topped the charts with his own band Bootleg, but is also an award-winning songwriter for artists like Michael Buble, Anne Murray and Jennifer Rush. Michael Alex Browne Vincent, an original cast member of the CBC shows Let’s Go and Music Hop, has recorded in Memphis, Toronto, New York and Montreal. Eli Bryan Nelson was a producer of the year nominee for Bootleg, has won West Coast Songwriter awards and has recorded with Buddy Holly’s legendary producer, Norman Petty. Luke Isaac has been a winner of Rock 94 FM’s Battle of the Bands and is owner and house producer at Sunset Sound Recording Studio. The versatile group will present everything from The Beatles to The Eagles, hits from the ’60s and ’70s, intriguing originals and Christmas classics. Tickets ($37.50) are available at www. bluefrogstudios.ca or call 604-542-3055.
Tickets ($35) can also be purchased at the Wednesday dances or for further ticket information call: 604-857-0384 or 604-5412231.
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Cinderella The White Rock Players Club tradition of a distinctly colourful, over-the-top Christmas pantomime (for the uninitiated, musical comedy with a heavy helping of vaudeville) continues this December with Cinderella (until Jan. 2 at Coast Capital Playhouse, 1532 Johnston Rd.). Based on a classic White Rock Players script by the late Charlotte Johnson, the new version, written by Sara and Lisa Pavilionis (and directed by Lisa) brings together all the traditional, fun-for-thewhole-family elements in the retelling of the favourite fairy tale, including a good fairy, a “magical maniacal” demon and poor, put-upon Cinderella and her ‘blended’ family. Sam Brealey stars as Cinderella, with Juliana Peralta as Prince Charming, Katherine Lozada as the Fairy Godmother, Shaun McHale as the Demon, Ray Van Ieperen as stepmother Clarice Cuttlefish and Jennifer Lane and Bryce Paul Mills as her daughters Mildred and Winifred. Shows are at 7:30 p.m., with matinees Dec. 13, 20, 26, 27 and Jan. 2 at 2:30 p.m. Also upcoming this season are Marc Camoletti’s celebrated 1960s door-slammer farce Boeing, Boeing, set to hit the stage March 2-19, and Noel Coward’s brilliant 1930s comedy of manners Private Lives
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The Timewalkers present their Christmas show this Thursday (Dec. 10) at Blue Frog Studios, prior to two already sold-out shows set for Friday evening at the 1328 Johnston Rd. venue.
(April 13-30). The announced season closer will offer not one, but two versions of a classic comedy – a staging, on alternate nights, of both the male and female versions of Neil Simon’s The Odd Couple. For panto tickets ($22, $15 children 12 and under and Coast Capital Savings members) call 604-536-7535, or visit www. whiterockplayers.ca
Puss In Boots Tickets are available now for the Royal Canadian Theatre Company’s Christmas panto, Ellie King’s Puss In Boots. A family show in every sense of the word (King wrote the script and produces, son James directs and husband Geoff is musical director) it follows in a long line of traditional British sparkly, cheeky Christmas fare offered by the company’s stock troupe, well know to audiences from shows in Surrey and in Maple Ridge. Puss In Boots runs at Surrey Arts Centre (13750 88 Ave.) Dec. 18-27, followed by a run at the ACT Centre Maple Ridge Dec. 31-Jan. 3. The fairytale fun revolves around the story of young Colin Miller (Carol Davison) his sister, Anne (Crystal Weltzin) and mom, Widow Miller (veteran RCTC Dame Alan Cedargreen) and friend Tom Tom the Piper’s Son (Brad Dewar) and how their fortunes are transformed thanks to a magical cat, Puss In Boots (Jackie Bruce). On hand to create the usual devilish complications are the Demon King (Stephen Elchesen), with the Good Fairy (Lauren Trotzuk) ready to foil him at every turn, with humour added by King Pom Pom of Pomerania (Martin Keith Perrin), his Prime Minister Fiddle (Jeremy Glass) and daughters Marietta (Chantelle Anderson) and Sacharina (Kerri Norris)
and a mime (Julian Legere). Extra menace is supplied in this edition by Ogre Bonecruncher (Gareth Dyke), while the cuteness factor is more than covered by Little Puss (Elchesen and Norris’ daughter Cayleigh). Tickets in Surrey are available through 604-501-5566 or online at tickets.surrey.ca For more information, visit www. rctheatreco.com
Songs of the Season The annual carol sing-a-long and dessert buffet returns to Sunnyside United Church (15639-24 Ave.) 2 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 12, featuring music by Ken Rattray’s popular community music group the Hazeltones. For advance and reserved tickets ($15, $5 for children), call Pat at 604-531-6558. A limited number of tickets are also available at the door. Proceeds from ticket sales support Sunnyside Outreach Programs.
Christmas dinner & dance Another opportunity to get out the dancing shoes – for anyone 50 or over – will be when the members of the Silver Stars Orchestra play for the Christmas Dinner Dance, Saturday, Dec.12 (7-10 p.m.) at Kent Street Activity Centre, 1475 Kent Street. Dinner will be served at 6 p.m. for the event. Tickets ($25) can be purchased at the centre’s regular Wednesday dances, or for more information, call 604-857-0384. Also coming up rapidly at the centre is the New Year’s Eve dinner dance, Dec 31, with the Swing City Orchestra playing 8:45 PM till 15 minutes after midnight. Dinner will be served at 7:30 p.m.
Described as a musical ‘match made in heaven’ the combination of vocalist Linda Kidder and pianist Dave Pickell brings fresh jazz arrangements and a sophisticated, dazzling, often humourous approach to original material and familiar, beloved Christmas repertoire. They’ll be presenting their ‘Christmas-ish’ show Dec. 12 at 8 p.m. at Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd.) With a Juno award and a Billboard number one hit between them, the two pursued parallel careers working with the likes of Bryan Adams, kd lang, Anne Murray, Alanis Morissette, Paul Horn, Kelly Rowland and Gary Fjellgaard. Finally teaming in 2011, they decided jazz was the genre to take their energies and talents in a new direction. Backed by stellar sidemen Brent Gubbels (bass) and Nino DiPasquale (drums) the duo will also be joined by humourous and talented performer Norm Foote. Tickets ($37.50) are available at www. bluefrogstudios.ca or call 604-542-3055.
Sunshine at night There’s something special about open mic evenings – not only do you hear a variety of music that most venue programmers can’t present, but you might just catch an early performance by a rising star, or a surprise appearance by an established performer trying some new material. Semiahmoo Peninsula open mic king Dennis Peterson – a man with a good eye for White Rock and South Surrey’s growing pool of experienced and developing talents – is offering a regular show, 6-9 p.m. most Saturdays at The Good Day Sunshine Cafe, 100-2950 King George Blvd.. With dinner, drinks and dessert also on the menu, it’s a good venue to settle in for an evening of unexpected musical treats.
White Rock Trad Jazz Feel like some ‘hot jazz’ to get you through the chills of winter – not to mention the stress of Christmas shopping and preparations? The upbeat style of music that kept toes tapping through the Roaring ’20s and the Dirty Thirties continues to inspire dancers at White Rock Traditional Jazz Society’s regular 2 to 5 p.m. sessions of live Dixieland/Swing each Sunday at the Royal Canadian Legion, Crescent Branch 240 (2643 128 St.). The trad sounds continue Dec. 13 with the society’s Christmas party, featuring Gerry Green’s Crescent City Shakers, followed on Dec. 20 by society house group the Red Beans and Rice Band. Admission (19 and up) is $10 for WRTJS and Legion members, $12 for non-members. For more information visit www. whiterocktradjazz.com or call 604-560-9215.
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It isn’t always easy filling in for Santa – just ask South Surrey’s Allan Johnson. The 71-year-old has been donning the red suit for seven years now – to attend events when Santa himself has been unavailable – and while his love for the role hasn’t wavered, there are moments that tug at the heartstrings. “You do remember these things, because there’s times you wish you could do more than just the ‘Ho ho ho, Merry Christmas’ thing,” Johnson said. Like in Maple Ridge one year, when a young girl came to visit him at a small mall there. She was about eight or nine years old, and she had only one wish for Christmas. “She said, ‘All I want is for my mom and dad to stop fighting’,” Johnson recalled. “When you’re hearing things like that, that hits you. What can Santa do? “Because I am a believer, I said, ‘I’ll pray for you and your family.’ I think she understood.” Fortunately, Johnson’s answers as the Jolly Old Elf are sufficient to satisfy most of his visitors most of the time. He’s learned to be quick on his feet when asked things such as why
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can’t his reindeer be seen (they’re shy, and stay out of sight on the roof so they’re safe from traffic), or when faced with a wish-list comprised solely of must-have electronics he’s unfamiliar with. “I don’t have a clue what they’re talking about,” he chuckled. And then there was the boy who demanded to know why he didn’t receive anything he’d asked for the previous year. “He was quite ticked off,” Johnson recalled. “He says, ‘Why didn’t I?’ “I said, ‘Well, were you a good boy?’ He stops and thinks for a bit. I said, ‘Well, by you stopping and thinking, you’re admitting Santa already knows’.” Johnson’s career as a Santa started with a dare, when a friend who ran an operation booking Jolly Old Elfs for mall appearances challenged the white-haired Johnson to let his “bit of a beard” fill out. “He says, ‘you should let your beard grow, I think you’d make a good Santa – I dare ya,’” the senior recalled. “So I said, ‘OK, sure’.” A bricklayer by trade, Johnson – who works part-time at the South Surrey Home Depot – grew up on a hobby farm in Lake Cowichan, then took technicalschool training in Alberta before moving to Ontario in 1986. He spent time in Uganda in
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1994, on a missions trip to build homes for orphans, then moved to South Surrey with his wife, Cheryl – who often joins him at his Santa sessions, as an elf – in 1998. His 2015 Santa season started “full-tilt” late last month. Visiting Santa is not just for the young, Johnson said. While he has held visitors as young as four days old – “the little ones are the ones that make me a little nervous,” he admitted – he’s also heard the wishes of many seniors over the years. “The oldest I’ve had sit on my knee was a lady, 107,” Johnson said. He’s also had first-time visitors in their 60s and 70s. Regardless of age, everybody comes with a sparkle in their eye, he said. And, as Christmas draws closer, he knows the number of visitors will pick up. Last year, as a Santa at Burnaby’s Metrotown, he averaged 45 to 55 visitors per hour on the last two weekends before the big day. Many waited more than an hour to see him. Fortunately, meeting new people has always been something that Johnson has enjoyed. “I enjoy children and people and the different walks of life and different nationalities,” he said. “It’s fun. “Now that I’ve been doing it, it seems a natural fit.”
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‘Pretty happy’ with eighth i from page 25 Walnut Grove Gators, but lost in quarter-finals to Dover Bay, despite leading at one point. “We were up 2-1, but we just couldn’t finish,” said EMS coach Dave Dooley. After being sent to the consolation bracket – but still with a shot to win their way back into contention – the Mariners dropped their final two games, to Kelowna and Fraser Heights. “We had leads, but we just never started well in those deciding sets,” Dooley explained. “We’d give them leads, and we’d play well after that, but
you can’t play from behind the whole time.” Despite losing their final three games of the season, Dooley said he was pleased with how his team battled all year, especially considering they played much of the schedule shorthanded, with just nine players. “If you go back to tryouts, where we had four guys show up, and then realize we had to call up a couple Grade 10s – if you’d told me back then that we’d still be in contention in the fifth set of the Round of 16 at provincials, I’d think we’d be pretty happy with that,” Dooley said.
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Welcome back, Justin LaForest. The 20-year-old netminder returned to the Surrey Eagles crease for the first time in two months – he’d been out with an injury since mid-October – and was thrown right into the fire, stopping 89 over 95 shots in just two road games, both losses, against the Wenatchee Wild last week. Then, if that wasn’t enough, the veteran goalie was thrust into action Sunday at South Surrey Arena as well, stopping 27 of 30 shots in relief of starter Daniel Davidson in an 8-5 loss to the visiting Nanaimo Clippers. In Thursday and Friday night’s losses to the high-powered Wild – by scores of 4-1 and 2-1 – LaForest was the star. In the first period Friday, he kept the Eagles in the game, stopping all 20 shots he faced, while his teammates managed just four on Wenatchee keeper Chase Perry. In the second, the Wild finally got on the board, scoring three times to take a commanding lead. The third period, like the first, was evenly played, with Troy Conzo making it 4-0 with a power-play goal, before Surrey forward Kurt Black got the visitors on the board with less than three minutes to go in the game.
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Eagles’ goalie Justin LaForest. The Eagles struggled on the power play, going 0-for-4 with the man-advantage, but they excelled killing penalties, limiting the Wild to just one goal in seven opportunities. On Friday, LaForest shut the door early as well, stopping all of Wenatchee’s 19 first-period shots. The Wild finally snapped the goal-less stretch 30 seconds into the second when Mike Coyne scored, but the 1-0 lead lasted less than nine minutes, as Black tied the game midway through the period. The final period was much the same as the first, with Wenatchee peppering LaForest with rubber, but the keeper showed no sign of rust or fatigue in the second game of a back-to-back series, stopping 15 shots to keep the score 2-1. Black’s two-goal effort on the
road trip gave him nine points in nine games since joining the Eagles; he was acquired last month from the Trail Smoke Eaters in a deal that sent Kyle Star the other direction. Black was again one of the team’s offensive catalysts Sunday against Nanaimo, scoring twice while adding an assist in the 8-5 loss. Paul McAvoy also had two goals and an assist to pace the Eagles’ attack, which started slow before picking up in the final 20 minutes. Surrey trailed 2-1 after the first period – firing 19 shots on the Nanaimo goal – but the Clippers rallied in the middle frame to score five goals. Trailing 7-1 after 40 minutes, Surrey mounted a comeback of sorts in the third period, scoring four goals to make it 7-5, but a Nanaimo empty-net goal with 1:29 left on the clock iced the win for the Island visitors. The losses dropped the Eagles’ record to 5-25 (win-loss), though the team will have the chance to claw back into the win column this weekend, with a busy threegames-in-three-nights stretch. On Friday, Surrey will travel to Coquitlam for a game against the Express, and the two squads will square off in a rematch Sunday, also in Coquitlam. In between, the Eagles will host Langley Saturday in South Surrey.
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REAL ESTATE
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White Rock
Call 604-536-0379
To Advertise in this space call 604-575-5555
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ACTIVE SENIOR
SUITES, LOWER
Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms Call for Availability White Rock, Live-In Manager Hot Water & u/g parking incl.
Call 604-538-5337
DOWN TO BUSINESS ELECTRICIAN
1561 Vidal W/R, 1050 SF,quiet 1 Bdrm & Den, 1.5 baths, insuite W/D, incl heat. No pets, smoking, kids.Max 2 people, parking, balcony, Avail Jan 1, possibly sooner.$1050. leslie_9876@outlook.com., 604-531-3205
Check us out! www.webuyhomesbc.com 604-626-9647
New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.
HOMES FOR RENT
750
Skyline Apts
UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
MISC. FOR SALE
APARTMENT/CONDO
Damaged or Older Houses! Condos & Pretty Homes too!
GARAGE SALES
736
RENTALS
COTTAGES
Close to Crescent Beach, park and transit, easy transit to White Rock shopping, N/S N/P. Pick your floor and rent. 1st - $766; 2nd - $794; 3rd- $821; 4th - $838. Call Lisa to view-604-538-9669 www.kiwanisparkplace.com
1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm units avail now Heat & hot wtr incl. Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr
Yes, We Pay CASH!
713
Clean, cozy 1 bdrm apts.
RON Morin
525
APARTMENT/CONDO
RENTALS
Live-in Small Farm Tenant Wanted Retired couple needed to maintain 100 chickens, pheasants and cranes 5 days/wk. They are encouraged to make money from further production. Small 2 bdrms, kitchen, living & sunroom, laundry, basic utils. N/S. Call 604-538-1114
STEEL BUILDING SALE... “REALLY BIG SALE-YEAR END CLEAR OUT!” 21X22 $5,190 25X24 $5,988 27X28 $7,498 30X32 $8,646 35X34 $11,844 42X54 $16,386. One end wall included. Pioneer Steel 1-800-668-5422 www.pioneersteel.ca
Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
ABIAN RUBBISH REMOVAL
706
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 1-800-566-6899 Ext:400OT.
Peace Arch Appliance
523
RENTALS
WHITE ROCK, 1444 Finlay St., huge lot, spac. 3 bdrm rancher, cls to schl/hospital. Avl. now. $1600/m. 604-518-5612 / (604)590-6813
806
1936 Chev Master 4 dr sedan, 51,415 miles, Stored indoors, No rust. $15,000
WHITE ROCK. 1 bdrm, 3rd floor, no elevators. N/S, N/P. $780/mo incl heat, h/w, cable & prkg. Avail now. Refs & Credit check. 604-385-0275
Jack 604-531-3909
WHITE ROCK Newly reno’d 1 bdrm suite. Avail Jan 1st. $925 incl heat, ht/wtr & basic cable. Sorry N/S, no pets. 604-538-8408. WHITE ROCK. Sunny and bright 1 bdrm suite. Incl cable, heat & prkg. NS/NP. Dec 15. 604-535-0925.
ANTIQUES/CLASSICS
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
741
OFFICE/RETAIL OFFICE SPACES
*ROSEMARY CENTRE 3388 Rosemary Hts Cres. 2nd floor office space 301 sq/ft
*WHITE ROCK SQUARE 1480 Foster Street 519 sq/ft & 647 sq/ft 604-536-5639 to view/rates
#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200
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