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Adel and Layla Masoud with some of the donated items at the Middle Eastern Friendship Centre in North Surrey. The couple – who came to Surrey from Kuwait after the Gulf War in 1997 – have been collecting food and clothing for new immigrants for the last three years. EVAN SEAL

▶ SURREY’S MIDDLE EASTERN FRIENDSHIP CENTRE OPENS ITS DOORS AND HEARTS TO NEW IMMIGRANTS EVAN SEAL

As president of the Middle Eastern Friendship Centre (MEFC), located at 13483 108 Ave., Masoud has been helping refugees settle in the Surrey area for the last three years. With the influx of Syrian refugees expected to come to Surrey in the coming weeks, Masoud, his wife Layla, their children, and a handful of volunteers have been busily sorting through donated

Walking amongst hundreds of boxes filled with clothes, Adel Masoud holds up a recently donated shirt, gives it a close look and then puts it to the side, acknowledging a lack of quality. “We just keep the super-clean clothes,” he says as he continues to sort through all the donated items.

goods in preparation. The federal government has committed to bring 25,000 Syrian refugees to Canada, with most arriving by the end of February. So far B.C., has welcomed mainly privately sponsored refugees – about 200 dispersed across 13 cities by the end of December. The province also anticipates receiving up to 3,500 government-assisted Syrian refugees over the longer term, with about one-third expected to settle in Surrey. As with all new immigrants who come to the friendship centre, each family will be

registered so the Masouds know the specific needs and numbers that need help. Newcomers will be given clothes, some food, toiletries and even toys and small appliances. Some things they can choose themselves and some come as a basket of goods. The MEFC even has volunteers with cars to help deliver the donations. Masoud knows all too well the difficulties new immigrants face when they first arrive in Canada. continued on page 20

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Surrey Teachers’ Association president mourned

▼ JENNIFER WADGE DIED SUDDENLY LAST WEEK AT THE AGE OF 39 SHEILA REYNOLDS

The school community in Surrey and beyond is mourning the loss of a teacher and tireless public education advocate. Jennifer Wadge, president of the Surrey Teachers’ Association (STA), died suddenly on Dec. 29. A memo posted online by the union on Monday said she experienced a pulmonary embolism. She was 39. She is survived by her mom and dad, Connie and John Wadge, sisters Erin and Pa-

mela, brother-in-law Chris, and she championed social activism, two-year-old nephew Benjamin. and she believed whole-heartedly John and Connie are both retired in the importance of an adeSurrey teachers and John is a quately funded public education past-president of the STA. system,” says the STA memo, Jennifer attended high school which also made reference to her in South Surrey, graduating from wit, positive outlook and push Semiahmoo Secondary before for teachers to find work-life getting a bachelor degree from balance. SFU and her teaching certificate “She loved walking her dog, at UBC. Poppy,” reads the memo, “and She taught at Crescent Park, looked forward to spending Bear Creek and Laronde elementime with family, especially her tary schools before joining the beloved nephew, Benji.” STA executive and eventually The B.C. Teachers’ Federation Jennifer Wadge becoming president of the union (BCTF) posted on Facebook – a position she held since 2012. about Wadge’s death on New “She was a dedicated and pasYear’s Day, calling her a “dynamic sionate supporter of teachers and students, young leader and passionate advocate for

public education” and offering family, friends and colleagues love and support. “A bright star in public education, too soon dimmed,” wrote George Popp, one of many who commented on the BCTF post. “She did so much for so many in such a short life,” wrote Carol Johns. Jordan Tinney, Supt. of Surrey Schools, said Wadge will be missed. “Jennifer was a passionate, thoughtful and articulate advocate for quality public education and for the needs of students and teachers,” he said. “She was a pleasure to work with and had a wonderful sense of humour.” A celebration of life is planned for Thursday (Jan. 7) at 4 p.m. at Victory Memorial Park, 14831 28 Ave. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked donations be made to CoDevelopment Canada or a charity of your choice.

B.C.’s first baby of 2016 born in Surrey ▼ GRAYSON HEINRICH JACKSON ARRIVED EXACTLY ON HIS DUE DATE: JAN. 1 SHEILA REYNOLDS

His due date was Jan. 1, and B.C.’s first baby of 2016 apparently had no intention of arriving a moment earlier. Grayson Heinrich Jackson was born at Surrey Memorial Hospital at 12:15 a.m. New Year’s Day, weighing eight pounds, nine ounces and earning first-baby-of-theyear honours. Despite the 22 hours of labour, firsttime parents Naomi Voss Hans and Ryan Jackson were pleased he was born in the new year, and say already, their son is a Canucks fan. Grayson met the media on Friday wearing a Canucks onesie. In response, the NHL team tweeted they planned to send their newest fan a tiny jersey.

Olivia, Ethan top B.C.’s baby names Grayson Heinrich Jackson was born at Surrey Memorial Hospital on New Year’s Day and is the first baby in the province to be born in 2016. FRASER HEALTH

Hydro, ICBC, MSP fees to rise in 2016

Olivia is the most popular name for baby girls born in B.C. for the third straight year. The province issued its annual list of

top baby names chosen in 2014. Ethan was the top name for boys, edging out Liam, the previous year’s top choice. It’s been a long run of popularity for Ethan, which has been number one or two every year since 2002. Emma, Sophia, Emily and Chloe rounded out the top five names for girls in 2014, while the other top boys’ names were Liam, Lucas, Oliver and Mason. “Not surprisingly Terry was not the most popular boys’ name in British Columbia in 2014,” said Health Minister Terry Lake. Final statistics for 2015’s names won’t be available until later in 2016, but so far Olivia appears to be extending her streak, while Oliver was edging ahead of Liam and Ethan for top choice on the boys’ side as of Dec. 1. The Vital Statistics Agency reported 44,500 babies born in B.C. in 2014 – 22,957 boys and 21,543 girls. – with files from Jeff Nagel

▶ HIGHER COSTS ON MANY SERVICES THIS YEAR ARE COMING FOR BRITISH COLUMBIANS TOM FLETCHER

Medical Services Plan premiums, electricity bills and vehicle insurance rates are up in 2016, reviving criticism of the B.C. government’s constant boast about keeping taxes low. MSP premiums rise from $144 to $150 as of Jan. 1, for a family of three earning more than $30,000 a year.

For a single person in the same income group, the rate goes from $72 to $75, with lower rates for lower incomes down to $22,000 a year, where premiums drop to zero. B.C. is now the only province in Canada with a health care fee, and it has risen about 40 per cent since 2010. Premier Christy Clark has defended the fee as a

signal to citizens about the enormous cost of providing health care. BC Hydro rates have been politically dictated since Clark and Energy Minister Bill Bennett intervened to cap rate increases in 2013. Hydro rates jumped six per cent after the 2013 election, and are capped at no more than four per cent for 2015 and 2016, after which Ben-

nett has promised to return rate-setting authority to the independent B.C. Utilities Commission (BCUC). Insurance Corporation of B.C. basic vehicle insurance went up by 5.5 per cent on Nov. 1, an increase still subject to review by the BCUC. That works out to an increase of $3.70 per month added for the average driver.

ICBC had proposed the maximum 6.7 per cent increase to cover increasing costs of personal injury claims and fraud, but the province gave it permission for a one-time transfer of $450 million from its optional insurance business to subsidize the basic rate. continued on page 4

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▶ MUNICIPAL TAXES ALSO EXPECTED TO INCREASE from page 3

In a year-end interview, NDP leader John Horgan stopped short of promising to eliminate MSP premiums, but he called it a “regressive tax” that would be part of a broad review of B.C. taxation fairness if he wins the 2017 election. The Canadian Taxpayers’ Federation says people who benefit from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s promised middle-class tax cut will see most of those savings eaten up by provincial and municipal tax increases. Trudeau vowed to reduce the federal income tax bracket between $45,282 and $90,563 from 22 per cent to 20.5 per cent, and increase the rate for income over $200,000 from 29 to 33 per cent. The change would provide up to $2,000 in tax relief for middle-income earners, with dual-income households benefiting most, CTF federal director Aaron Wudrick says. Municipal taxes are expected to increase across the province in 2016, with local councils preparing to set budgets for the new fiscal year that starts April 1. Port Alberni has proposed a seven per cent increase, and the CTF says it hasn’t found any B.C. municipalities yet that propose to freeze or lower property tax rates. With the rapid rise in property prices continuing in parts of the Lower Mainland, the B.C. Assessment Authority sent out 37,000 letters in December, warning single-family homeowners to brace for a big jump in their assessed value.

▼ POLICE BRIEFS

Two suspects sought in home invasion KEVIN DIAKIW

Mounties are appealing to the public for help in finding a pair believed to be responsible for a random home invasion on Christmas Eve. On Dec. 24 at about 2:30 p.m., Surrey RCMP responded to a report of someone who had been assaulted in their home near 72 Avenue and 132 Street. When police arrived, it was determined that two males had come to the home from the back alley and knocked on the door. When the resident answered, he was assaulted with a blunt instrument and forced back into the home. The victim fought the intruders and forced them out of the residence. He received injuries to his head which required stitches. A second person in the home was not injured. Police say the victim is not known to them and that they believe the home invasion was not targeted. The two suspects were caught on surveillance video. They are described as black males, 20 to 23 years old, 5’6” wearing black hoodies, black pants and light-coloured shoes. One of them may have been wearing a balaclava. One of the men appears to have fur outlining his hoodie and may be wearing a toque underneath. The motive for the attack is still unclear. “Even the smallest bit of information that might seem trivial may be the key piece of information that will help identify these persons and result in two dangerous people being held to account for their actions,” said RCMP Sgt. Paul Hayes.

Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca NightShift Street Ministries’ van stolen and wrecked A Surrey outreach group is now without a much-needed vehicle after its van was stolen and rendered undriveable. Sometime between New Year’s Eve and Jan. 1, the van belonging to NightShift Street Ministries was stolen from a commercial complex at 24 Avenue and King George Boulevard. It was recovered on Jan. 2 in the 13500-block of 77 Avenue. The rear lock was broken, which is believed to be a point of entry, and the front dash was removed. It has been determined to be unsafe for driving. NightShift, which feeds the hungry every day of the year, uses the 10-year-old van for daily pick-ups of clothing donations and supplies that allows it to operate its outreach programs. “In the meantime, we’re limping,” said Executive Director MaryAnne Connor. “Daily pick-ups are stalling.” She’s currently waiting to hear from the RCMP and her insurance provider to figure out how she’s going to proceed. Boxing Day shooting in Whalley A Whalley neighbourhood awakened Boxing Day morning to the sound of gunshots as someone opened fire on a nearby home. Police were called to the 9100-block of

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Canada’s new Liberal government made a series of pre-election commitments and Surrey responded by electing four new government MPs. As a business association, the Surrey Board of Trade is focused on promised federal investments for infrastructure including transit, health, education, and social housing — all key drivers of Surrey’s economic future.

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Earthquake alert system proves its worth ▶ RESEARCHERS HAD 13 SECONDS OF WARNING TIME BEFORE DEC. 29 TREMBLOR

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Last week’s mild earthquake provided a real world test of an early warning system developed by UBC researchers that could help B.C. residents survive a deadly quake. Thirteen seconds before buildings began to shake at 11:40 p.m. Dec. 29, research engineer Kent Johansen already knew what was coming and that their system works. “It worked like a charm,” he said. Johansen was working late in his home office in Burnaby when the alert came in from the network of quake sensors that have been installed mainly at Catholic schools and a few public ones in the Lower Mainland, Nanaimo and Victoria. His computer emitted a rumbling noise pre-programmed to indicate elevated shaking was imminent. “I looked at the screen and I see the bar graph go right through the roof – 10 times more than I’ve ever seen in the year and a quarter that we’ve been running,” he said. “I thought ‘holy smokes that’s a real one’.” Johansen resisted the temptation to wait for the seismic data to flow in and instead bounded upstairs to his wife and sevenyear-old daughter. He had enough time to get them both under a table before the shaking started. If a much bigger earthquake someday strikes, the system would sound sirens at schools – it’s active at 61 of them already – and offer a critical 10 to 30 seconds of advance warning for teachers to get students under their desks for protection. Signs would also be activated warning drivers not to enter vulnerable bridges and tunnels. A similar quake warning system is already installed at the George Massey Tunnel, complete with “do not enter” digital signs. They’ve never been triggered – the recent 4.7 magnitude quake wasn’t large enough.

TransLink is also studying the feasibility of adding a warning system to close the Pattullo Bridge in the event of a quake or dangerous high winds. More schools, including several in the Fraser Valley, are being outfitted with the technology and are expected to come online soon, joining the initial 61 sites that have received the UBC technology since 2013. Johansen hopes to extend the same warning system to anyone via apps on smart phones and other alert methods. He’s already experimenting with a text message system and automated Twitter account (@EEW_BC) to beam out alerts, though he stresses he doesn’t know how much warning time is lost in transmission and reception. Even a few seconds warning could allow surgeons to put down scalpels and lab techs to turn off gas burners. Johansen also thinks of workers in warehouses and shoppers in big box stores where products are piled high on the walls above them who might get time to step away from the danger. Ground motion sensors that consist of small accelerometers are buried underground at each detector site. They detect a quake’s primary waves (P waves) that usually cause no damage and arrive twice as fast as the slower shear waves (S waves) that break windows and cause walls to collapse. The first sensors to detect a quake’s incoming P wave – and not other sources of vibration like heavy trucks – relay their data to UBC’s Earthquake Engineering Research Facility, which sends an alert throughout the network and sounds sirens at alarm sites. (Animals that act strangely just before a quake are also thought to be sensing the P waves). How much warning there will be before the shaking starts depends on how far away the quake’s epicentre

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Other alarm sites in the eastern half of the Lower Mainland that are either active or soon will be include: • Surrey – St. Bernadette, Immaculate Conception, Our Lady of Good Counsel, Precious Blood, and Sacred Heart (North Delta). • Langley – St. Catherine’s. • Maple Ridge – St. Patrick. • Abbotsford – St. John Brebeuf, Matsqui Elementary, Yale Secondary (not yet operational), Aberdeen Elementary (not yet operational). • Chilliwack – St. Mary, Barrowtown Elementary (not yet operational), Chilliwack Secondary (not yet operational). • Tri Cities – Queen of All Saints Elementary, Our Lady of Assumption and Archbishop Carney. • New Westminster – Lady of Fatima. • Sites on Vancouver Island include Nanaimo’s Wellington Secondary and Victoria’s St. Patrick’s Elementary. École Quadra Elementary in Victoria is not yet operational.

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Growth, change for 2016 The year ahead will be a pivotal one in Surrey, Delta and White Rock. The area will keep growing at a steady pace. Growth in Surrey, in particular, has been strong for most of the past decade, with much of the business activity due to construction in the residential sector. Strong population growth is likely to continue in 2016. When there are more people, there is a need for more services. That means there are opportunities for new businesses and a need for more public investment. Construction of new schools and additions will go ahead in the coming year. There is also a need for more road and transit infrastructure. The defeat of the TransLink referendum this past year was a setback for extension of rapid transit in Surrey, but it has also been an opportunity to take a closer look at what is planned. There has been significant concern raised about the Surrey proposal to build at-grade LRT lines, which will not significantly reduce travel times. Whether funds can be found for a SkyTrain extension remains to be seen, given there isn’t enough

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money to build the LRT lines. However, the federal government has promised to boost infrastructure spending and four of Surrey’s five MPs are part of the governing Liberal party. Hopefully, they and Delta MP Carla Qualtrough, part of the federal cabinet, will advocate for this region to get infrastructure funds. Another major transportation project is moving ahead, although construction isn’t set to start until 2017. It’s the new Massey Bridge, which will have a significant impact on Delta. Whether it being a toll bridge will severely affect traffic on the remaining free bridges, notably the Alex Fraser, will be determined in the future. Hopefully, Surrey-Fleetwood MLA Peter Fassbender, who now has responsibility for TransLink, will move forward with an innovative approach to paying for transportation and transit. There needs to be a tolling and road-pricing policy which is fair to all residents. The new year will see a large number of Syrian refugees arrive in Surrey. The community is ready – many

people have volunteered their homes and numerous groups have gathered supplies. Education and health services are also being organized. After a provincial election in 2013, municipal elections in 2014 and a federal election in 2015, citizens have had their fill of politicking. But in the back rooms, there will be planning for the May 2017 provincial election. Fixed election dates mean there are longer lead times. Expect some politically themed ads late in 2016, before stricter election spending laws kick in. White Rock will face the challenge in 2016 of managing its own water system for the first time. There has already been concerns raised over the chemicals used in the water supply, but if the city manages the water system as well as it has been operated under private ownership, there should be few problems. Overall, it will be a year of growth, change and debate over all the issues that come with a growing region. One thing is for sure – 2016 will not be dull.

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Passages of 2015: Stephen Harper BC VIEWS ▼ Tom Fletcher

I first met Stephen Harper when he was running for the Canadian Alliance leadership in 2002. Speaking to a group of Fraser Valley members concerned the party had split over the leadership of Stockwell Day, Harper didn’t mince words because a local reporter had showed up on a Saturday morning. He explained his prediction that no matter who leads the conservative movement started by Preston Manning, the national media would work against it. “The press is owned by big-L liberals and staffed by small-L liberals,” Harper said. “Preston was too cerebral; Stock was not cerebral enough. I’m not sure where I will be, but the media will always be on the other side.” Harper’s cold war with national media is a theme that runs through his decade as prime minister, peaking in 2015 with the most slanted election coverage I’ve ever witnessed. The celebration continues over

Justin Trudeau’s victory. Harper’s assessment of major newspaper ownership is no longer accurate, except for the Toronto Star. But the dying tradition of owners looking up from their accounting ledgers to endorse a political party continued, with the Postmedia chain and the Globe and Mail pointing out that Trudeau’s rash promises didn’t add up. Endorsements were a brief interruption in the media assault on Harper’s record. His government’s plan to welcome 10,000 refugees, unveiled in January 2015, was portrayed as heartless, while Trudeau’s 25,000 by Christmas represented the generous character of the true Canada. The Liberals have been hard pressed to reach even the 10,000 mark. But they’ve put out a rash new promise to make it 50,000 at some point in the future, so the media’s message of sunshine continues. Those modest $10-billion annual deficits that Trudeau promised and Harper

warned against? Borrowing and spending will far exceed that, but we’re assured that’s because they were based on inflated Conservative financial forecasts. In fact, independent private sector forecasts are now the key reference for government budgets at the federal and provincial levels. None of them predicted the further slump in energy prices that continued through 2015. And cooking the books before an election isn’t really possible anymore, thanks to the establishment of the Parliamentary Budget Office. That was a Harper innovation, along with scheduled elections. And that Trudeau pledge to raise taxes for the wealthiest Canadians and use the proceeds to finance a tax cut for the middle class? That one didn’t add up either. Wealthy people have a variety of legal

ways to reduce their taxable income. Trudeau’s star turn in Paris, where he pronounced that “Canada is back” in the battle to control the world’s weather? The official submission from his bloated delegation to the UN climate meetings was actually the existing Conservative plan, which includes phasing out coal-fired electricity generation. Harper generally represented a preference for the individual over the state, a concept that at one time was known as “liberalism.” This was illustrated by his preference for parents rather than a nanny state to administer child care. He advocated free trade, small government and low taxes. We’ll see how that legacy survives the new government and its media cheering section. Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press.

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INBOX ▼ TRANS MOUNTAIN EXPANSION WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BENEFITS FOR SURREY On Dec. 17, Kinder Morgan Canada stood before the National Energy Board to present our case for the multi-billion dollar expansion of the Trans Mountain Pipeline system. It’s a pivotal milestone for our team and represents years of planning, scientific studies and meaningful consultation. The scrutiny this project has undergone, both inside and outside of the formal review process, is unprecedented. The input and feedback we’ve gathered has created a stronger, safer and more responsive project. Safety is the cornerstone of everything we do and our team has carefully developed measures to protect the health of our workers, communities and ecosystems. And 89 per cent of the proposed pipeline expansion parallels existing pipeline or utility infrastructure, minimizing community impacts. One of the exciting things about an infrastructure project of this magnitude is talking about the direct and lasting economic benefits it would create for communities along the pipeline corridor and all Canadians. The expansion will create more than 123,000 person-years of employment through construction and operation of the pipeline. The project will also create a long-term legacy of tax revenues to support government services. During construction and the first 20 years of operation, it will generate an additional $28.2 billion in taxes and royalties, and an additional $26.6 million in annual property taxes for local governments and reserves – more than double the current amount. The project is anticipated to require approximately $4.5 billion in goods and services, and will result in an estimated $480 million in direct construction workforce spending, such as meals, hotels and vehicle expenses, in communities along the route. New opportunities will flow into sectors such as transportation, manufacturing, engineering, legal, accounting, retail and hospitality. Local communities and aboriginal groups will also benefit from funding for educational, environmental and infrastructure projects. Surrey residents will see significant benefits as a result of the expansion. If approved, the city will collect an additional $441,000 in taxes, bringing the total to more than $1 million annually. The project will result in over $1.15 billion in construction spending in Metro Vancouver, with workers spending about $160 million on accommodation, meals and clothing. Canada is, and should remain, an international model for responsible resource development. We share the value British Columbians place on the environment, and as part of the expansion, we have proposed additional measures to further enhance our industry-leading safety regime. This includes a $100-million investment in Western Canada Marine Response Corporation to double response capabilities for the tanker route, create five new response bases, cut mandated response times in half and create up to 100 new jobs. The world has changed since the original Trans Mountain Pipeline was built in 1953. We need an expanded pipeline system that will provide access to new, high-paying markets. Communities can take comfort knowing it will be done safely while balancing social and environmental interests. Ian Anderson, President Kinder Morgan Canada

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The definition of generous ▶ CITIZENS SHOW ‘PHENOMENAL’ SUPPORT FOR THE SURREY CHRISTMAS BUREAU

West Langley Elementary students Ronin (left) and Koan Zeiger, along with inmates from Surrey Pre-trial Services Centre, packed stockings for less-fortunate kids this holiday season. The students and inmates were among the hundreds of groups that came forward to support the Surrey Christmas Bureau in Decmeber. LEADER FILE PHOTO

Dictionaries often define the word “generous” as being “willing to give or share; unselfish.” This definition should also include the words “the citizens of Surrey.” The support that the Surrey Christmas Bureau received in 2015 was nothing short of phenomenal. Donations of toys and funds flowed in from hundreds of caring people. Groups of volunteers from sports teams, banks and credit unions, health authorities, the RCMP, service clubs and businesses came every day in December. They stocked shelves, carried toys for families, loaded trucks, swept floors and generally were good-natured elves for 1,720 registered and assisted low-income families. In addition, more than 100 K.C. Gilroy of our year-round volunteers were there daily, keeping everything running smoothly. As another year begins, we can be optimistic that generous spirits will always triumph over stinginess and fear. To give is to gain and our community certainly gained a lot this past Christmas season. K.C. Gilroy, Coordinator Surrey Christmas Bureau

In praise of a kind grandson ▼ 27-YEAR-OLD STILL GIVES IN TIME OF TROUBLE My 27-year-old grandson is one of the most giving people I know. He was recently tossed out of his

apartment in Surrey because the landlord said it was to be rented to his mother. Days later he found out it was rented to a new tenant because they wanted to raise the rent. He did nothing about it as he felt they must really need the money and moved in with my

daughter while he looked for something he could afford. He then decided to give up all Christmas presents and sponsored a single mother and her two children this Christmas. He gave them boxes and boxes of food and gifts worth about $600. The young mom was so grateful

she sobbed when he delivered everything. The very next day he was at work and someone smashed the window of his truck. I ask myself why everyone can’t be as kind and generous as he is. Vera Colliar, Langley

▼ TAKE ADVANTAGE OF RESOURCES WHILE PRESERVING THE ENVIRONMENT The Concerned Professional Engineers (CPE) is a group of registered professional engineers with significant experience in the design, construction and operation of bulk export marine terminals in Canada and around the world. As professional engineers, we understand that Canada’s oil industry requires an export route through Canada’s Pacific Coast in order to transport its valuable product to global markets. However, we also understand that these mega projects – pipelines, terminals, and tanker shipping routes – pose significant risks to the safety of Canadians and to our natural environment. In our opinion, a strong, independent, science-based review and oversight process is required to ensure the success of these projects while risks are kept at a minimum. We believe that the National Energy Board (NEB) has failed in its responsibility to implement such a process, particularly for the Enbridge Northern Gateway and Kinder

Morgan Trans Mountain pipeline projects. As intervenors in the review of the first project and as commenters for the second, we witnessed firsthand the flaws in the NEB’s process. We are alarmed at the number of critical issues still left unaddressed. The proponents’ own risk analyses state there is a 10 per cent probability in the 50year lifetime of either project of a marine spill greater than 5,000 cubic metres (for Northern Gateway) or 8,250 cubic metres (for Trans Mountain). The product that will be transported – diluted bitumen – is substantially different from crude oil. Little is known about how it will behave when spilled into a marine environment. Environment Canada’s own scientists have questioned whether it can be cleaned up effectively at all. Finally, we are concerned the funding structure in place to pay for a spill is woefully inadequate. The marine shipping industry is structured to limit its liability.

Our recommendations are that alternate locations for the marine terminals must be considered for both Northern Gateway and Trans Mountain. For Northern Gateway, moving the terminal from Kitimat to Prince Rupert or preferably to Port Simpson would eliminate the need for supertankers to navigate 220 kilometres of narrow fjords in the pristine Great Bear Rainforest. For Trans Mountain, moving the terminal from the confined Burrard inlet to Roberts Bank, where there is already a coal super port and a container terminal, would provide a clearer route to the open ocean. These alternatives have been proposed to the NEB, Enbridge, and Kinder Morgan many times, and each time have been disregarded. Canada is uniquely situated to take advantage of its petroleum resources while ensuring the preservation of its environment for all Canadians, now and in the future. Brian Gunn, CPE

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Lowly loonie to dive below 70 cents U.S. ▶ WEAK DOLLAR BRINGS WINNERS AND LOSERS: BCBC JEFF NAGEL

The dramatic dive in the loonie that has put the brakes on cross-border shopping and driven up the cost of U.S. imports is far from over, according to the Business Council of B.C. The council predicts the Canadian dollar will continue its slide down through the 70-cent threshold before bottoming out at around 67 cents U.S. “All the pressure on the dollar is down and I think it’s got further to fall,” said BCBC executive vice-president Jock Finlayson, who expects the loonie to languish between 67 and 75 cents for the rest of this decade, barring a major rebound in energy prices. “I think we’re in a world where the Canadian dollar is going to stay quite low for as far as the eye can see.” The impacts of the spectacular currency swing will be felt much more strongly in 2016, he said. The loonie’s descent from the heights of three years ago – when it was above par – to below 72 cents today already translates into savage math for anyone buying U.S.-priced goods: it costs Canadians roughly 40 cents more to convert each U.S. dollar than it did in late 2012. The loonie’s “stunning” drop is the steepest decline of any three-year period. “It’s an enormous shift in buying power,” Finlayson said. “We’re significantly poorer in a global sense.”

Border crossings plummet Nowhere has the swoon been more apparent than at the border, where long lines of B.C. shoppers once headed south for U.S. bargains. In November, fewer than 600,000 Canadians entered Washington State at the five Lower Mainland border crossings, according to Canada Border Services Agency data. That’s a 34 per cent drop from more than 900,000 in the same month of 2013, and Canadian trips were down 50 per cent at the Aldergrove crossing. It’s good news for many retailers as B.C. shoppers increasingly spend money at home – retail sales are up nearly six per cent. “It depends on what you’re selling and where you’re located,” Finlayson said. “South of the Fraser and the Fraser Valley was the epicentre of where retail dollars were leaking across the border.” Meanwhile, the number of U.S. visitors heading north is up 16 per cent year-overyear at the Peace Arch border crossing, as Americans discover how much further their greenback goes here. Finlayson said 2015 was already a strong year for tourism and that’s likely to get even better next year with the low dollar, cheaper gas and a recovering U.S. economy. “We’re benefitting in two ways,” he said. “We’re getting more Americans coming into the market here and spending, and we’re seeing fewer Canadian dollars leak out.”

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Winners and losers The ‘we’ Finalyson refers to is the B.C. economy – which is expected to gain overall from the low dollar – but he is quick to point out there will be winners and losers. The main losers are B.C. consumers. Even if you never jet off to a U.S. vacation you can expect to pay more for anything that comes from the States. “It’s everything from fruits and vegetables through to pharmaceuticals, consumer electronics and vehicles.” Importers of U.S. goods could suffer, and businesses that need to buy imported machinery and technology from the U.S. may struggle to invest at the same pace. On the other hand, B.C. exporters who sell many products or services in U.S. dollars should gain from the low currency. They include many Lower Mainland manufacturers and labour-intensive tech sector industries like game designers whose wage

Foreigners from students to investors will find Canada a bargain. Finlayson notes a Chinese student deciding which North American university to attend will now find a Canadian one costs them about 30 per cent less after the currency conversion than when the dollar was above par. The same applies for real estate buyers from the U.S. or China with their sights set on B.C. property. The currency drop more than wipes out the 19-per-cent price climb over three years of a typical Metro Vancouver condo. A foreign buyer will therefore be out of pocket less today than if they’d bought that condo in 2012. (Detached houses are up 33 per cent over three years, so the currency very nearly erases that gain as well.) “Canada is on sale, big time,” Finlayson said. “We are certainly seeing foreign money flowing into the real estate market, not just on the residential side but it’s also happening with commercial.” The film industry is “absolutely booming” from the exchange rate swing and poised to set new production records in B.C. Finlayson noted the provincial government boosted film tax incentives to help preserve the industry when the dollar was high and he suggested Hollywood North may no longer need life support given the “huge competitive benefit” of a lower dollar. “The province is spending hundreds of millions of dollars every year to pick up a fairly hefty chunk of the labour costs of the film industry.”

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Pipeline review on amid uncertainty ▶ KINDER MORGAN MAKES FINAL ARGUMENTS FOR TWINNING JEFF NAGEL

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be cast aside based on improbable risks.” The company hopes the NEB will recommend approval by a May 20, 2016 decision deadline – following arguments by interveners in the new year – and the federal cabinet will give the $6.8-billion project the green light. But Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, speaking Thursday in Vancouver, reiterated the need for changes to restore public trust and ensure such projects have social licence to proceed. Kinder Morgan Canada president Ian Anderson said federal ministers have indicated projects like Trans Mountain that are already under review will continue and “not go back to any restart or square one review.” But he said they’ve also been told there will be some sort of “transition treatment” for all projects, even those under review. “We don’t know what that means yet,” Anderson said. “We don’t

know what that will do to our process.” The addition of a second pipeline would nearly triple Trans Mountain’s capacity to 890,000 barrels per day, increasing oil tanker traffic from five to 34 each month. Anderson said shippers that have contracted to use the pipeline have not wavered from their firm commitments to 707,000 barrels per day of capacity. The rest is to be sold on the spot market. If approvals are issued on schedule, he said, construction could begin by the end of 2016 and the twinning would be finished by mid-2019. “It’s the most highly scrutinized pipeline project by the NEB in history,” Anderson added. Next month, project opponents will respond. The NEB will hear intervener oral arguments starting Jan. 19, 2016 in Burnaby. The City of Surrey will be the first intervener.

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Tsawwassen First Nation (TFN) members have narrowly defeated their chief’s proposal to pursue a liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant on their treaty lands. The project, in partnership with Fortis BC, would have been the third LNG export project proposed in the Lower Mainland. The vote Thursday was close – 53 per cent or 74 TFN members opposed the concept, while 46 per cent or 65 members supported it. Voter turnout was 48 per cent of eligible members. “The community does not believe there are enough benefits to support this project moving forward,” said Chief Bryce Williams, who had agreed to take the concept to TFN members. “The main concerns were probably environmental concerns, with the project based in the industrial lands, and with the extraction of natural gas.” Williams ruled out any reconsideration of LNG, despite the close vote. “I won’t be revisiting this concept.” The project would have offered

various benefits and revenue for the First Nation, and up to 100 longterm jobs for members. The plant would have cooled about four million tonnes of natural gas per year for export by tanker via Deltaport. It would have been bigger than the Woodfibre LNG proposal near Squamish but much smaller than the largest LNG plant proposed at Prince Rupert. The decision means the TFN leadership will return to their strategy of seeking light industrial or warehousing tenants on remaining unleased TFN industrial lands, including the 32-hectare property eyed for the LNG plant. TFN officials said logistics based warehousing will actually generate more construction and long-term operation jobs than LNG would have. Another LNG export proposal just upstream would see LNG carriers load from a proposed jetty on the Fraser River beside the existing Fortis LNG plant. The TFN’s biggest business initiative under construction is its Tsawwassen Mills and Tsawwassen Commons shopping centres that open next year with two million square feet of retail space, as well as nearby single and multi-family housing.

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Weather shelters a ‘Band-Aid solution’ ▶ MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING NEEDED, EXTREME-WEATHER CO-ORDINATOR SAYS ALEX BROWNE

In the final analysis, it’s a judgment call. Peter Fedos, extreme-weather co-ordinator for the BC Housing-funded Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy, says he looks at weather conditions and makes a best guess – based on past experience – in determining whether an alert is called and Surrey and White Rock’s extreme weather response shelters are opened to the homeless and disadvantaged during the winter months (November through March). In White Rock and

Ryan Brady prepares cold weather beds at the Surrey Urban Mission.EVAN SEAL South Surrey, the shelter is operated by First United Church at 15385 Semiahmoo Ave. There are also extreme weather response shelters at Cloverdale Community Kitchen (5337 180 St.), at Hyland House in Newton (6595 King George Blvd.) and two other locations in North Surrey – and

they’ve already been opened in response to alert calls a total of three weeks this winter, since the beginning of November (for more information on the shelters, visit www. bchousing.org. or for referral to a shelter, call 211). “Our floor is zero (Celsius),” said Fedos. “That could be any-

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thing zero or below. But it could also be weather that presents a significant risk of people either freezing or catching hypothermia. It could be (plus) two and feels like zero with wind chill and rain and snow.” Fedos said he must also take into account what the weather predictions are – and how past predictions have turned out. “Whatever is being predicted for the rest of Surrey, White Rock is usually going to be two or three degrees

above,” he said. Between all available shelters in the Surrey area, Greater Vancouver Shelter Strategy can open up to 100 spaces during periods of extreme weather. “We’re usually doing about 85,” Fedos said. People have generally been very accepting of extreme weather shelters, Fedos added, and there have been very few concerns about users of the facilities abusing what is, for them “a shelter of last resort.”

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But Fedos said the fact remains that cold-weather shelters – while preventing people from freezing to death – can’t be anything more than “a Band-Aid solution” for underlying problems of poverty and homelessness. And in spite of an enduring image of White Rock and South Surrey as affluent communities – and jokes about “homeless people sleeping in their BMWs” – the problems won’t go away with the cold

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The City will send out the petition letters to the residents in the local service area. An Open House has been scheduled at 6:30 pm on Wednesday January 27th, 2016 at the Bridgeview Elementary School Gymnasium (12834 - 115A Avenue).

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Vacancy rates drop to 0.8% ▶ RENTS CLIMB AS APARTMENTS GET SCARCE JEFF NAGEL

It’s become tougher to find an apartment if you’re a renter. The apartment vacancy rate in Metro Vancouver dropped to 0.8 per cent in October, the lowest level since 2008, according to a new report from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. That’s a slight decrease from 1.0 per cent a year earlier, and it’s been an even steeper drop from 3.1 to 0.8 per cent in the Abbotsford-Mission area. Within Metro, vacancy rates were lower still in Vancouver – which had a rate of 0.6 per cent – as well

as UBC, the North Shore and South Delta. South of the Fraser, the vacancy rates were 1.9 per cent in Surrey and 1.5 per cent in Langley. The rates decreased by at least one percentage point in Langley, Pitt Meadows/Maple Ridge and Delta. The report cites population growth as a prime factor in the tightening rental market, as increased demand outpaces the construction of new units. Rising home prices in many markets may have deterred or delayed the home buying plans of some renters, keeping downward pressure on rental vacancy rates. “Continued price gains in the resale market have kept tenants in the rental market longer,” the report said.

The average two-bedroom apartment now rents for $1,368 in Metro Vancouver, up from $1,311 a year earlier. In the Abbotsford-Mission area, two-bedroom rents are up to $864 from $835 a year ago. Landlords are charging higher rents when units turnover, CMHC said, and the strong demand may also be allowing them to impose the maximum allowed rent increases on existing tenants. Rents vary widely across the region – the report notes average rents in Surrey are $359 lower than in the City of Vancouver. “The Abbotsford area, like much of the suburban area of Vancouver, is also becoming more desirable for its lower housing costs and strategic location,” the CMHC report said.

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B.C.’s population reached 4.7 million by Oct. 1, a gain of less than one per cent from the same time last year. The province’s population growth rate was down to 0.8 per cent by the third quarter of 2015, Central 1 Credit Union reports in its latest B.C. Economic Briefing. Net international migration was the main reason for the slowdown, with 11,100 international arrivals during what is usually the highest period of the

year for immigration gains. Within Canada, interprovincial migration climbed to nearly 5,000 in the third quarter of 2015, as people returned home to a relatively buoyant B.C. economy from provinces hit by slumping oil prices, notably Alberta, Saskatchewan and Newfoundland. While permanent international resident arrivals were slower, international tourism demand climbed to more than 400,000 people by October, due mainly to U.S. visitors taking advantage of a lower Canadian dollar.

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January Events and Entertainment Join Abbotsford artist Tracie Stewart at the next Thursday Artist Talk on Jan. 7 from 7:30-9 p.m. at the Surrey Arts Centre (13750 88 Ave.). She will share her perspective on how much science influences us and where “magic” comes from. Admission is free. For more information, call 604-501-5566 or email arts@surrey.ca

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The Knights of Columbus are holding a Christmas tree chipping and bottle drive on Jan. 9 and 10 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at St. Matthew’s Parish, 16079 88 Ave. The fundraising is for local charities.

Child Development and the Brain: What Every Child Needs to Succeed with Dr. Adele Diamond is a lecture held on Jan. 15 at 7:30 p.m. at the Bell Performing Arts Centre, 6250 144 St. Dr. Diamond will explain why the most effective way to improve academic achievement is probably not to focus narrowly on academic instruction alone, but to address children’s social, emotional, and physical needs as well. Admission is $20. To register or for more information, email Child Care Options at chom@ options.bc.ca

Artist Graeme Patterson’s installations and animation Secret Citadel are on display at the Surrey Art Gallery (13750 88 Ave.) beginning Jan. 16, featuring four large-scale sculptures, complemented by stop-motion animation that tell a story of male friendship through childhood, adolescence, and adulthood. An opening reception takes place Jan. 16, 7:30-9:30 p.m. A panel discussion about the show takes place Feb. 20 and an exhibition tour takes place March 2. The show continues until March 20. For Surrey Arts Centre presents the new more information or gallery hours, call season of the Classical Coffee Concerts 604-501-5566. series. For the next concert on Jan. 14, pianist Sarah Hagen is joined by Lynda Hol album release show takes violinist Francois Houle. Refreshments place Jan. 16, 8 p.m. at the Coast Capital begin at 9:30 a.m., and the concert is at Playhouse (1532 Johnston Rd., White 10:30 a.m. in the Studio Theatre. Tickets Rock). For more information, check are from $21 at the box office (13750 whiterockplayers.ca or phone 604-53688 Ave.), by phone at 604-501-5566 or 7535. Blues for the Bank, a fundraiser for online at https://tickets.surrey.ca Commonality, An Exploration of the Surrey Food Bank’s Tiny Bundles Pluralism is the featured exhibition at program, takes place Jan. 23. Doors the Newton Cultural Centre gallery in open at 7 p.m., music starts at 8 p.m., January. The show highlights the work featuring Agent C and Top Secret. of a group of female Ismaili Muslim The event takes place at the Sheraton artists who migrated to Canada from Vancouver Guildford Hotel (15269 104 East Africa and runs from Jan. 15-30 Ave.). Tickets are $30, available by at 13530 72 Ave. An artists reception calling 604-581-2827. Arts Club Theatre Company On Tour with the premiere of In a Blue Moon. Produced in association with Western Canada Theatre (Kamloops) and Thousand Islands Playhouse (Gananoque, ON). It’s on the main stage at the Surrey Arts Centre (13750 88 Ave.) from Jan. 13-23, Tuesday to Saturday at 8 p.m., and Saturday and Sunday at 4 p.m. Tickets are $25 to $47, including all fees. For tickets, call 604-501-5566 or visit in person or online: tickets.surrey.ca

Symphony Orchestra takes place Jan. 16, 1-3 p.m. For more Vancouver presents A Bohemian Rhapsody Jan. 25, information, call 604-594-2700.

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The Lonely - A Tribute to Roy Orbinson, takes place Jan. 28, 7 p.m. at Blue Frog Studios (1328 Johnston Rd., White Rock. Tickets $42.50. Phone 604-5423055 or check www.bluefrogstudios.ca/ Author Susan Musgrave will be at newshows.html Semiahmoo Arts at the South Surrey Recreation Centre (14601 20 Ave.) Jan. Experience the waning of the moon 28, 6:30-9:30 p.m. for a reading from her and the rush of a waterfall through latest book ATaste of Haida Gwaii.Tickets breathtaking photographs that capture are $10, available by phoning 604-536- your senses, scenes featured in a 8333 or online at semiahmooarts.com group exhibition at the Surrey Art Why on earth would a huge multinational Gallery, showcasing more than 30 company like Monsanto sue an ordinary recent artworks using film or digital Saskatchewan farmer? The drama processing by members of the Surrey Seeds blends raw documentary text Photography Club. Images range from with multi-media staging to tell the a sleek black and white skyscraper to a story of their four-year legal battle. Eric vibrant colour close-up of a flower. The Peterson (Street Legal, Corner Gas) exhibit continues until Feb. 7. The gallery stars as the wily farmer who fought is located at 13750 88 Ave. Call 604-501back against the infamous biotech 5566 for more information. giant. The play comes to the Surrey Arts Sal Ferreras will bring together some of Centre (13750 88 Ave.) Jan. 28-29, 8 p.m. Surrey’s most outstanding world music Check tickets.surre.ca for details. and jazz artists such as percussionists Surrey Little Theatre presents the Gurp Sian, Rayman and Karn Bhuller, comedy Funny Little Thing Called Love bassist Jodi Proznick and pianist from Jan. 28 to Feb. 27. Tickets are $15. Miles Black to stoke the musical fires Reserve by emailing reservations@ of Drum Heat, on stage at the Surrey surreylittletheatre.com or calling 604- Arts Centre (13750 88 Ave.) Feb. 12 576-8451 or at www.brownpapertickets. at 8 p.m. Regular tickets are $50, VIP com. The theatre is located at tickets are $125 and include a private reception and premium seating. 7027 184 St.

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KINDERGARTEN CHOICE PROGRAMS LOTTERY GETTING STARTED

KINDERGARTEN Children who will turn five-years-old before January 1, 2017 are eligible to begin school in September 2016. Registration begins Monday, January 18, 2016. To register, please contact your nearest elementary school. (For school catchment areas, view the district website: www.surreyschools.ca/departments/BMGS or call 604-595-5195.) Upon registration at the school, the following documents must be provided: 1. Proof of birth date for the student (birth certificate or passport); 2. Proof of guardianship (parents/guardians as shown on birth certificate or other appropriate legal documentation such as landed immigrant paper or guardianship order); 3. Proof of residence (e.g., ordinarily resident) of parent/guardian in BC: a. BC driver’s license, BC Services Card, BCID or BC Care Card of parent/legal guardian; or b. A combination of other supporting documentation such as a passport, permanent residency card, ownership/long-term lease of dwelling, vehicle registration, employment within community, Canadian income tax record, etc.

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Online kindergarten registration applies to the four Choice programs below only.

EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION

INTENSIVE FINE ARTS

(Kindergarten entry; Grades K-7) French Immersion is intended to develop ﬂuency in French leading to functional bilingualism. Students study in French while following the regular BC Curriculum Prescribed Learning Outcomes. Students of all linguistic backgrounds are welcome. Parents need not speak English or French to enroll their children in French Immersion.

(Grades K-7) The Intensive Fine Arts program integrates the four areas of Fine Arts – visual, music, drama and dance – into all curriculum areas. The program strives to create a stimulating and culturally enriched learning environment where the Fine Arts are equal partners with Mathematics, Language Arts, Social Studies and Science.

COUGAR CREEK 12236 70A Ave. LARONDE 1880 Laronde Dr. MARTHA CURRIE 5811 - 184 St.

604-591-9098

604-536-8711

* Sullivan Heights Secondary, Woodward Hill Elementary, Goldstone Park Elementary, Cambridge Elementary and Sullivan Heights Elementary are subject to additional proof of living address requirements. Three pieces of ID showing address, one of which must be government issued, must be presented in order to complete the registration process.

RIVERDALE 14835 - 108A Ave.

604-588-5978

SIMON CUNNINGHAM 9380 - 140 St.

604-588-4435

Documents which are helpful, but not required:

WOODWARD HILL 6082 - 142 St.

604-594-2408

For Registration and Information on Choice Programs Grades 1 - 7 please contact the school.

LATE AND SECONDARY FRENCH IMMERSION Late French Immersion 6-7

Secondary French Immersion 8-12

(Grade 6 entry)

French Immersion continues into the secondary level (Grades 8 to 12) at these schools:

(Grades 11 & 12) CRESCENT PARK 2440 - 128 St.

604-535-9101

HENRY BOSE 6550 - 134 St.

604-596-6324

EARL MARRIOTT 15751 - 16 Ave.

JESSIE LEE 2064 - 154 St.

604-531-8833

KWANTLEN PARK 10441 - 132 St.

604-588-6934

Additional program and application information is available on the Semiahmoo Secondary website: www.schools.ca/semiahmoo.

K.B. WOODWARD 13130 - 106 Ave.

604-588-5918

LORD TWEEDSMUIR 6151 - 180 St.

604-574-7407

Registration: opens November 26, 2015.

Late French Immersion registration for Grade 6 entry: In-person registration only, beginning 8 a.m., Monday, January 25, 2016.

Drop off or mail the completed application to: Semiahmoo Secondary, IB World School, 1785 - 148 St., Surrey, B.C. V4A 4M6. Application due by: December 18th, 2015, 2 p.m. Late applications will be waitlisted.

604-531-5731

Parent information meetings: January 12, 2016 - White Rock - 6 p.m. January 12, 2016 - David Brankin - 7 p.m.

604-576-9184

MOUNTAINVIEW 15225 - 98 Ave.

604-589-1193

SUNNYSIDE 2828 - 159 St.

604-531-4826

The application will be online Monday, January 25th, 2016 at 8 a.m. Parents will have three weeks to apply, edit and/or change their application until February 15th, 2016.

WHAT IS THE TIMELINE?

Parents must register their child at their local catchment school prior to applying for a kindergarten Choice program spot. January 18 – Regular kindergarten registration opens at your local school January 25 – Online application opens February 9 – Deadline to register at catchment school in order to apply online for Choice programs February 15 – Online applications closes February 22 – Random draw takes place

TRADITIONAL

(Grades K-7) This program is intended to develop self-directed students with a global vision. Students learn in multi-age groups, and usually spend three years with the same teacher. LATIMER ROAD 19233 - 60 Ave.

HOW DO I APPLY

(Grades K-7) The Traditional program emphasizes a structured approach to learning whereby students acquire skills and knowledge in a systematic and sequential manner through teacher-directed instruction. CLOVERDALE 17857 - 56 Ave.

604-576-8295

MCLEOD ROAD 6325 - 142 St.

604-595-1060

SURREY 13875 - 113 Ave.

During the week of February 23 - March 4

RESULTS/ WAITLISTS

604-588-1248

Parent information meetings for all sites: (no children please) January 13, 2016 – 6 p.m. District Education Centre, 14033 – 92nd Ave.

Parent information meetings: January 13, 2016 – Peace Arch - 7 p.m. January 14, 2016 – Simon Cunningham - 7 p.m.

• Educational background (report cards).

The two-year IB program provides an enriched and accelerated program of studies. Students have the opportunity to earn university course credits leading to preferred admission and often second-year entry to university.

WHITE ROCK 1273 Fir St.

A step-by-step application checklist and information about the process, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions list are available on the district website at: www.surreyschools.ca

MONTESSORI

604-585-9547

604-576-8551

PEACE ARCH 15877 Roper Ave.

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DAVID BRANKIN 9160 - 128 St.

604-536-1626

4. Proof of student’s living address (purchase or rental agreement, utility bill, driver’s license, etc.).*

• Health Documents (Care card, immunization records, medical condition information).

For online Choice program application, you must ﬁrst register at your local catchment school.

SUNRISE RIDGE 18690 - 60 Ave.

604-576-3000

LATE FRENCH IMMERSION Parent information meetings: January 19, 2016 – Jessie Lee - 7 p.m. January 21, 2016 – K.B. Woodward - 7 p.m.

PANORAMA RIDGE 13220 - 64 Ave.

604-531-8354

604-596-7733

SPECIALTY EDUCATION PROGRAMS DISCOVERY

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(Grades 8-12)

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Discovery is an exciting, hands-on program that engages students as they explore the world around them. The Program focuses on inquiry-based and experiential learning while also developing leadership and self-regulation skills in its students. Students are encouraged to explore their passions and demonstrate their learning in a variety of different ways.

This program provides a context for consistent academics, the development of leadership and personal achievement skills and work in crossgraded group environments.

East Kensington Heritage school is a small school featuring a family atmosphere in a rural setting. This heritage school has long-standing traditions. Instruction includes traditional approaches and cooperative learning. There is a strong focus on social responsibility and academic achievement.

Come join us on our journey!

604-595-8890

An email will be sent to all applicants advising on the results of the lottery. The email will indicate whether their child has received a space in one of their selected choices and outline the next steps to accept or decline. Applicants not offered a space are automatically placed on a waitlist.

ROYAL HEIGHTS 11665 - 97 Ave.

604-581-7622

Registration and information: Contact the school beginning Monday, January 18, 2016

YOUR FUTURE BEGINS WITH YOU!

KWANTLEN PARK 10441 - 132 St.

604-588-6934

To book a visit: Email Melanie Skelin at skelin_m@surreyschools.ca starting 9 a.m., Thursday, January 28, 2016. Parent and student information meeting: Wednesday, January 27, 2016 Kwantlen Park Secondary Theatre - 6:30 p.m.

EAST KENSINGTON 2795 - 184 St.

604-541-1257

Registration and information: Contact the school beginning Monday, January 18, 2016.

PUNJABI

The Punjabi Language Program is a four-year course offered as an alternative to French to meet curriculum second language requirements. Students begin their studies in Grade 5 and remain together in the program for Grades 6 and 7. Students are expected to stay in the Program through Grade 8. BEAVER CREEK 6505 - 123A St.

604-572-6911

NEWTON 13359 - 81 Ave.

604-596-8621

STRAWBERRY HILL 7633 - 124 St.

604-596-5533

Secondary Punjabi Grade 8 is completed at either: PRINCESS MARGARET 12870 - 72 Ave. 604-594-5458 TAMANAWIS 12600 - 66 Ave.

for further information on all programs:

SURREY ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE LEARNING Surrey Academy of Innovative Learning (SAIL) offers a blended learning model, integrating classroom face-to-face with on-line learning experiences that fosters student’s voice and choice. SAIL is currently offering a STEAM blended learning academy for K-7, (Brookside Elementary, 8555 – 142A Street). STEAM K-7 Parent Information night: January 6, 2016 at Brookside Gym - 6 p.m. SAIL offers four academies for Grade 8-9 students including the STEAM, STEM, APAX, and STEM-X programs District Education Center 14033 – 92 Avenue. In addition, SAIL offers over 80 online courses at the Secondary level (Grades 8-12). For more information visit our website at www.sailacademy.ca or call SAIL at 604-592-4263.

604-597-5234

www.surreyschools.ca

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KINDERGARTEN CHOICE PROGRAMS LOTTERY GETTING STARTED

INE ONL ATION ISTR REG

Online kindergarten registration applies to the four Choice programs below only.

EARLY FRENCH IMMERSION

INTENSIVE FINE ARTS

COUGAR CREEK 12236 70A Ave. LARONDE 1880 Laronde Dr. MARTHA CURRIE 5811 - 184 St.

604-591-9098

604-536-8711

RIVERDALE 14835 - 108A Ave.

604-588-5978

SIMON CUNNINGHAM 9380 - 140 St.

604-588-4435

Documents which are helpful, but not required:

WOODWARD HILL 6082 - 142 St.

604-594-2408

For Registration and Information on Choice Programs Grades 1 - 7 please contact the school.

LATE AND SECONDARY FRENCH IMMERSION Late French Immersion 6-7

Secondary French Immersion 8-12

(Grade 6 entry)

French Immersion continues into the secondary level (Grades 8 to 12) at these schools:

(Grades 11 & 12) CRESCENT PARK 2440 - 128 St.

604-535-9101

HENRY BOSE 6550 - 134 St.

604-596-6324

EARL MARRIOTT 15751 - 16 Ave.

JESSIE LEE 2064 - 154 St.

604-531-8833

KWANTLEN PARK 10441 - 132 St.

604-588-6934

Additional program and application information is available on the Semiahmoo Secondary website: www.schools.ca/semiahmoo.

K.B. WOODWARD 13130 - 106 Ave.

604-588-5918

LORD TWEEDSMUIR 6151 - 180 St.

604-574-7407

Registration: opens November 26, 2015.

Late French Immersion registration for Grade 6 entry: In-person registration only, beginning 8 a.m., Monday, January 25, 2016.

604-531-5731

Parent information meetings: January 12, 2016 - White Rock - 6 p.m. January 12, 2016 - David Brankin - 7 p.m.

604-576-9184

MOUNTAINVIEW 15225 - 98 Ave.

604-589-1193

SUNNYSIDE 2828 - 159 St.

604-531-4826

The application will be online Monday, January 25th, 2016 at 8 a.m. Parents will have three weeks to apply, edit and/or change their application until February 15th, 2016.

WHAT IS THE TIMELINE?

TRADITIONAL

HOW DO I APPLY

604-576-8295

MCLEOD ROAD 6325 - 142 St.

604-595-1060

SURREY 13875 - 113 Ave.

During the week of February 23 - March 4

RESULTS/ WAITLISTS

604-588-1248

Parent information meetings for all sites: (no children please) January 13, 2016 – 6 p.m. District Education Centre, 14033 – 92nd Ave.

Parent information meetings: January 13, 2016 – Peace Arch - 7 p.m. January 14, 2016 – Simon Cunningham - 7 p.m.

• Educational background (report cards).

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A step-by-step application checklist and information about the process, as well as a Frequently Asked Questions list are available on the district website at: www.surreyschools.ca

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Hundreds of revelers rang in the new year with a chilly dip into Semiahmoo Bay Friday, at White Rock’s 46th-annual Polar Bear Swim.

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Traffic control will be in place beginning at 9:00 AM until approximately 2:00 PM. Please note that access through the route area during that time will be limited. The RCMP will be making every effort possible to allow residents to travel to and from their homes during the procession. Please plan your routes accordingly. Refer to the attached map for procession routing. For more information please call City of Surrey at 604-501-5050 123 St

Measures, such as printed event notices in local newspapers and the advanced posting of traffic disruption notices, are taken to minimize the impact as much as possible. RCMP, Surrey Fire Service, and BC Ambulance Service are present at such events to aid the community and ensure the event is as safe and controlled as possible.

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A joint effort between Chevron and My Class Needs – a Canadian-based not-for-profit group – has benefitted more than 5,300 students throughout Surrey. The effort, Fuel My School, recent-

The Surrey Christmas Bureau’s (SCB) stats are in: The charity assisted 1,720 registered families over the holiday season. The charity donated $124,000 in grocery cards, helped 616 families through the adopt-a-family program, and handed out hundreds of toys. The SCB was assisted by 112 single volunteers and 14 volunteer teams.

Surrey’s diversity offers us the opportunity to experience the traditions and customs of other cultures. City Council works to promote respect and understanding for each cultural group within our city. This support manifests itself in recognizing and supporting important occasions and traditions.

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Dennis Hicks’ morning routine finally paid off. For years, along with getting a coffee to start his day, he has bought a lottery ticket. But last week, his Diamond Payout scratch and win did just what the ticket promised, landing him a $1-million prize. “I went to my truck to scratch my ticket and didn’t expect to win anything,” he said. “I saw the third $1,000,000 and thought, is this real? I didn’t believe it until I took the ticket back to the store to validate it.” His mom was the first person he planned to tell about the win. As she’s had health challenges recently, he was looking forward to helping her out. The winning ticket was bought in North Vancouver.

ly wrapped up and successfully raised $565,000 to fund 448 classroom projects across the Lower Mainland, according to a news release. The school programs aimed to bring “real world experiences” to the classroom, with a focus on science, technology, engineering and math. “This program is so rewarding to be a part of,” said Adrien Byrne, policy, government and public affairs representative for Chevron.” For more information about the Fuel Your School program, visit www.fuelyourschool.ca

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Surrey man wins $1-million scratch Crowds flocked to the area near the white rock on West Beach to either make the dash or watch the noonhour fun. Participants donned all manner of outfits to mark the occasion, from Viking helmets, tiaras and full-face masks to a furry icequeen costume and pyjamas. The event was organized by the five local Rotary Clubs – Peace Arch, Peninsula, Semiahmoo, South Surrey and White Rock – with further support from RCM-SAR5 Crescent Beach, Minuteman Press, White Rock Youth Ambassadors and the City of White Rock. In Boundary Bay, 323 people braved the chilly waters (measured at -2 degrees C) in Delta’s 36th-annual Polar Bear Swim.

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In September 2012, January Marie Lapuz, a transgender women of colour, was stabbed to death in her New Westminster home. Through the documentary film January-We Matter, those closest to her hope to raise more awareness of transgender issues. Sher Vancouver, a social, cultural support group for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bi-Sexual, Transgender and Questioning) South Asians, is producing the film. Lapuz was the first transgender person to hold an executive position with the organization. “January was the social glue of our organization and we want to focus the film on her life, not her death,” said Surrey’s Alex Sangha, Sher Vancouver’s founder and a producer

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on the film. “We want to shine a light on the various systems of oppression that trans-women of colour are faced with daily.” Sangha notes that transgender individuals are often in precarious employment situations and Lapuz was once fired for being a trans-woman. Sangha hopes the film will help highlight those issues and give trans-women an avenue to discuss them. “The large aim of the film is that we want trans-women of colour to have a voice,” said Sangha. “We have actual trans-women speaking in the trailer. We want to tell their story, and we want to honour January’s life and legacy.” Lenee Son and Elina Gress, sociology and journalism students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University in Surrey, directed the film. January-We Matter is scheduled for release in 2016. For more information about the film, and to watch the trailer, visit www.januarylapuz.net

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Hawks just shy of playoff position at Mac’s ▶ VALLEY WEST ‘CAME CLOSE’ AT MIDGET AAA TOURNAMENT IN CALGARY RICK KUPCHUK

A two-minute lapse in the third period of their final game kept the Valley West Hawks from advancing to the playoff round of the Mac’s Midget AAA Tournament in Calgary last week. The Hawks surrendered three goals in those two minutes, and went on to lose 5-1 to the Sherwood Park Kings. Valley West, comprised of elite 1517 year-olds from Surrey and North Delta, finished round robin play at the Mac’s with a 2-1-1 (win-loss-tie) record. They tied for first place in their fiveteam group, but missed the playoff round on a

tiebreaker. tie against Sherwood “We came close, Park. Ben Evanish gave we were two goals Valley West a 1-0 lead away from making it early in the second through, noted Hawks period, but Sherwood head coach Jessie Park dominated the Leung. “Our pool was final half of the game. ultra competitive, three The Kings tied the teams went 2-1-1. Had score before the second we scored two more intermission, struck or given up two fewer for three quick goals to goals we would have break the tie and take been in.” a 4-1 lead. They added Overall, another goal it was a with seven ▶ “I don’t successful minutes week for remaining know if Valley West. for the fouranyone Only eight goal win. teams (the “It’s a gave us a five group tough chance.” winners lesson for JESSIE LEUNG plus three our team wild-cards) to learn,” advanced said Leung. to the playoff, and the “I think we maybe got Hawks were among the too comfortable where top eight until the final we were at, and let (the period of their final last game) slip away. game. Lesson learned is that With two wins and a there are no shifts off.” tie in their first three Valley West began the games, the Hawks tournament with a 3-3 could have clinched a tie against the Calgary playoff berth with a Northstars. James

Malm tallied to give the Hawks a 1-0 lead after one period, but they trailed 3-1 after two. Luka Burzan scored a pair of shorthanded goals in the final two minutes to steal the single point. Against the Belarus U17 national team, the Hawks emerged with a 5-3 victory. Malm, Evanish, Justyn Gurney, Christian Bosa and Michael Farren were the goal scorers. “I don’t know if anyone gave us a chance. All the press had Belarus as one of the favorites for the tournament,” said Leung. “The history of Hockey Canada permeates from the walls at Father David Bauer Arena, to be able to play and beat a visiting national team there was special.” Valley West then topped the Prince Albert Mintos 4-3, with Evanish netting three

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Luka Burzan (10) of the Valley West Hawks scored two shorthanded goals against the Calgary Royals at the Mac’s Tournament in Calgary. FILE PHOTO goals and Ilijah Colina notching the winner. “Overall, I’m happy with what we accomplished and hope this can give us some momentum going into

2016,” said Leung. “We had a group of players that rose to the stage and elevated their game to new heights.” Valley West leads the BC Hockey Major

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The Fleetwood Park Dragons won the 2015 tournament, defeating the Holy Cross Crusaders 55-46 in overtime. Games played Monday through today (Wednesday) determined which teams are placed in the Axe RICK KUPCHUK (main) and Ladder (consolation) divisions. Fourteen teams will be Celebrating its 15th year, the relegated to the Ladder division, Surrey Fire Fighters’ Goodwill the remaining eight are the quarClassic is the largest in tournaterfinalists in the Axe group. ment history. Sponsored by the Surrey Fire The annual all-Surrey senior Fighter’s Charitable Sogirls high school basketciety, the annual event ball tournament, which ▶ “To date, promotes “a theme tipped off Monday, feaof the tournament we have tures 22 teams playing 41 involves promoting games over six days at six awarded volunteerism, diversity, local high schools. and female sport.” more than Lord Tweedsmuir SecThe society prepares ondary is the host school, $70,000...” game schedules, stages and will be the site for JUSTIN SAYSON a fund-raising barbecue tomorrow’s (Thursday) just outside the host quarterfinal games, Frischool, and seeks sponday’s semifinals and the sors for bursaries presented to championship game Saturday at 4 players following the tournament. p.m. “As part of our Youth and EducaThe Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers tion program, it is the Surrey Fire are also one of the two favourites Fighters’ Charitable Society’s goal for the unofficial city championto deliver the funds from all doship, ranked sixth in the province nors to the deserving student-athby the B.C. Secondary Schools letes of Surrey,” said Fire Fighters’ Girls Basketball Association. The society spokesperson Justin fifth-ranked Panorama Ridge Sayson. “To date we have awarded Thunder are the only other team more than $70,000 in total.” among the top 15.

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Half of the accommodations being offered up in the Lower Mainland to incoming Syrian refugees are for rooms in the homes of people willing to share their living space with complete strangers. There are more than 360 such offers of a room in a house across Metro Vancouver and the Fraser Valley – a response that has stunned Chris Friesen, the settlement services director for the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. (ISSBC). “I have no words to describe how incredible this is,” Friesen said. “We’ve never seen anything like this before – large numbers of people offering a room in their house or a basement suite in their house that does not have a separate entrance.” It wouldn’t be unusual if these were privately sponsored refugees whose sponsors are often family or friends already in Canada. But these would-be hosts are volunteering to open their homes to government-assisted refugees with whom they have no connection. Some of those living spaces may have separate kitchens and bathrooms, but in other cases the hosts are ready to share. “What drives people to do that? I don’t know. It’s what they feel they can do,” Friesen said. “Some of these folks are not even wanting to charge the families the rent money that they would receive.” The volunteers have been getting stern

cautions from Friesen’s staff that such a long-term commitment – three months is the minimum – may be too much for them. “You’ve got to be prepared for all sorts of things – what does it really mean to share your bathroom with somebody,” Friesen said, adding staff point out refugees may be cook unusual foods with different spices. “We’re trying to scare them off or just to make sure they’re committed,” Friesen said. “And they’re still keen.” Most of the prospective hosts have undergone an orientation session and nearly all – with virtually no dropouts – are now undergoing criminal record checks ahead of the next stage: being matched with a Syrian. ISSBC staff will also first visit the house to assess suitability. Rooms in houses account for more than 70 per cent of the offers so far in places like Pitt Meadows, Richmond and Port Moody. Friesen expects more than 4,000 government-assisted refugees will settle in B.C. next year – way up from a typical 800 – making 2016 likely the busiest refugee settlement year since the arrival of large numbers of Vietnamese boat people in 1980. As of December, ISSBC had 45 government-assisted Syrian refugees within eight families staying at its Welcome House refugee reception centre. At least five additional temporary refugee reception centres are being set up across B.C., including one in Surrey at the Sandman Hotel in Guildford. Full-time staff are being brought in to each reception centre, Friesen said, and mobile teams will work out of them to

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Nearly 6,000 have now signed up with ISSBC, compared to about 800 recruited in a normal year. “We’ve been wonderfully overwhelmed,” Friesen said. The plan is to assemble groups of five or six volunteers who will be matched with each government-assisted Syrian refugee family to provide them social support for up to a year.

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“It’s very hard for them to come here and deal with new weather, new language,” he says. “I go through all these things when I came to Canada. This is why we opened the centre.” For Masoud, his wife and three children, arriving in Winnipeg from Kuwait following the Gulf War in 1997 in the middle of winter was “like walking into a freezer.” “We didn’t know any English, we didn’t know anything about the bus schedules or how to build up credit. I felt lost,” he says, apologizing for his thick accent. After moving to Surrey, he started his own business and decided to help others transition to life in Canada – offering Adel Masoud sorts through clothing at the the helping hand he did not Middle Eastern Friendship Centre. EVAN SEAL receive. The MEFC provides English classes, an Arabic library and even classes where people can learn about new customs and cultures. And there are family lunches every Saturday. With so many obstacles to overcome, Masoud has witnessed countless families crumble once they arrive. “Many houses are broken; you need to show them the way,” he says. Although the centre is open to all faiths, one Muslim family comes every day to volunteer and every day, they cry with gratitude, he says. Before the group arrived, Masoud says, they had different expectations when it came to living in a largely Christian country. “They tell me, ‘this is not what they taught us at home. They welcome us, they love us and we have nothing to give them’,” he says. “And I tell them ‘they just want you to have a happy life with your family. This is why they did this for you’. “When I see the people do things the right way and start their life here in a good way with no mistakes, I feel so happy. Me and my wife, this is our heart.” If you would like to donate to the centre or learn more, go to mefriendshipcentre.com

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▶ A GOOD REID Students at Senator Reid Elementary in Surrey ran a food drive for 12 school days in December, bringing in 46 boxes of non-perishable items for the Surrey Food Bank. Here, Grade 6 students pose with some of the boxes of food. SUBMITTED

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Among other gifts, Strawberry Hill Elementary school has received 30 Microsoft Surface tablet computers – one for each teacher in the school– as part of a recognition through the Microsoft Thank You Teachers program. Out of more than 430 nominated schools across Canada, Surrey’s Strawberry Hill and Georges Vanier elementary schools were each named one of the top 21 finalists of schools where teachers are making an impact on their students and community, and who use innovative teaching practices in the classroom. Both schools receive a $1,000 certificate from Staples Canada, a Keurig Coffee Machine and 4,000 coffee pods, and a four-hour computer-related workshop for teachers. The school staffs also received a lunch at the school hosted by Microsoft. Strawberry Hill was also selected the grand prize winner by draw to receive a Microsoft Surface tablet computer for each full-time teacher in the school. Strawberry Hill elementary teacher-librarian Curtis Wiebe had applied for to the Microsoft program.

A student and her grandparents took part in the recent Hour of Code program at Delta’s Hawthorne Elementary School. DELTA SCHOOL DISTRICT

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▶ THAT’S A WRAP FOR THE SEASON Surrey members of the Fraser Valley Real Estate Board collected 357 bags of warm clothing and blankets during the Christmas season’s Realtors Care Blanket Drive. Donations were distributed to Surrey Memorial Hospital, The Great Helping Hand Society, Hyland House, NightShift Street Ministries and the Surrey Urban Mission. The collection is estimated to have assisted 1,785 people. SUBMITTED

ment,” said Harris. Nathan, a Grade 7 student at Hawthorne Elementary, took part in the Hour of Code last year. He thought it was a cool way to teach coding basics and it sparked an interest in him. “I kind of fell in love with it,” said Nathan. He has since learned a lot more about coding, including JavaScript. BLACK PRESS He is connecting coding to his Math Stretch lessons by programming the problems into his computer. He has It’s a Tuesday afternoon in Rosemary Harris’ Grade 3 done things such as simulate the evolution of bacteria, class at Hawthorne Elementary School. Each student is create fractal generators and build carding games. equipped with a laptop or tablet, but instead of being While it is yet to be seen if any of Harris’ current Grade students, they are being teachers. 3 students will take away the same enthusiasm for coding Every student has invited a parent, grandparent or as Nathan did from the Hour of Code, it is Grade 7 buddy to join him or her in class today evident that all of the students are engaged in to instruct them on how to computer code. coding. “You’re smarter than your grandma!” ex▶ “Students Harris decided to use the Hour of Code as a claims a grandfather who came with his wife way for students to actively demonstrate their to learn about coding from their granddaughwere writing learning, which is why parents, grandparents ter. over 200 lines and Grade 7 buddies were invited in. The Harris’ grade three class is taking part in students taught them how to code and by the Hour of Code, a worldwide event aimed at deof code.” end of the hour the parents, grandparents and mystifying code by demonstrating that anyone MAREVA HOPE buddies were coding too. can learn the basics. And Harris’ class is not the only class that took Harris’ Grade 3 students are already compart in the Hour of Code. Kindergarten students puter savvy, as they blog every day as a way of at Hawthorne Elementary also took part, as did connecting their learning with life beyond the classroom. students in other schools in Delta. Grade 7 students at Cliff The students have also been preparing for the Hour of Drive Elementary were eagerly involved, as were Grade 5 and Code by learning the basics of coding in advance. 6 students at Sunshine Hills Elementary. “I decided to teach my students how to code because “Students logged onto code.org where they were led I noticed that coding is regularly talked about but not through an online tutorial that introduced them to the understood. It really is just the function of how electronbasics of coding through two different platforms and alics work,” said Harris. “This is the world our students are lowed them to create their own games,” said Mareva Hope, living in and we need to teach them from where they are.” a teacher at Sunshine Hills Elementary. Coding engages a higher level of thinking by evoking “Students were writing over 200 lines of code.” problem solving and critical thinking. It connects learning For more information about the Hour of Code, visit to 21st century skills. hourofcode.com “Plus, the students love it so there is built-in engage-

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Students, Sally Ann step up to help Syrians ▶ IQRA ISLAMIC SCHOOL, LA MATHESON CREATE PERSONALIZED WELCOME BOXES FOR REFUGEES SERENA PATTAR

In a classroom at Surrey’s IQRA Islamic School (IIS), colourful boxes decorated with messages of welcome written in English and Arabic are filled with items to help incoming Syrian refugee children feel at ease. “I was driving home and heard about how shoe boxes full of goods were being sent to Guatemala,” said Grade 4 teacher Ana Candido. “Then I thought of Welcome Boxes, because many of the families will be coming with very little, or nothing at all, so it’s nice for each child to have their own personal box.” The school began collecting items for the Welcome Boxes at the end of November and have since put together 346 boxes that will be distributed to refugee children by the Muslim Food Bank throughout January. “The boxes are age- and gender-specific, so all the students made boxes for children their own age and gender,” says Candido, who also spearheaded the campaign. The boxes are larger than a shoe box and include a variety of items, such as puzzles, gloves, toques, treats and student-made Arabic-to-English translation books. “It’s been great community building, everyone’s been so excited about helping out, and some families even made more than one box just because they wanted to,” said Candido, noting that every single student from Kindergarten to Grade 8 was involved in some way with the campaign. “We just wanted to help make their transition a little easier,” Candido says. “We’re just trying to make them feel at home.” Surrey students welcome new refugees Students at Surrey’s L.A. Matheson Secondary also embraced a giving spirit by extending a warm welcome to new refugees settling in Metro Vancouver. The Global Issues Club, a student group

which promotes inclusiveness and equity in the community, has prepared Welcome to Canada care packages for distribution among the Syrian refugee families arriving in the Lower Mainland. The packages include winter accessories such as mittens and scarves, toiletries and school supplies, including books and crayons. The items have been donated by students, staff, teachers and the public. Those who contributed were also encouraged to write a letter of welcome to enclose in the care packages. The students brought the more than 150 packages to the Welcome House and Settlement Services at the Immigrant Services Society of British Columbia in Vancouver on Dec. 16. “It felt wonderful putting the kits together, we hope the families feel welcome and we can’t wait to fill more boxes,” said one Grade 9 student. Beyond helping the newcomers, the initiative provided students with a valuable learning experience, said the club’s teacher sponsor, Annie Ohana. “The students are learning about the issues that are forcing people to flee their homes and what it means to be an active Canadian citizen,” she said. “This is a positive, grassroots initiative that provides students with a hands-on opportunity that will hopefully imbue newcomers with a sense of safety and peace.” The students will continue to put together more packages this month and hope to give away a total of 300 care packages. To contribute, contact Ohana at ohana_a@surreyschools.ca Sally Ann helps Syrians The Salvation Army is offering clothing vouchers as part of a welcome package for refugees arriving in Canada. The vouchers can be redeemed at Salvation Army Thrift Stores – including

LA Matheson students pack care boxes with winter accessories, toiletries and school supplies. PHOTO SUBMITTED

the location in Surrey. The organization has created a customized clothing vouchers that includes instructions in both English and Arabic. “The Salvation Army provides assistance to over 1.8 million vulnerable people in Canada each year, including refugees and other newcomers to Canada, so we are already mobilized to help those individuals and families from Syria who may require additional support,” says Commissioner Susan McMillan, territorial commander for The Salvation Army in

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Ottawa is softening transportation loan rules ▶ CRITICS STILL WANT DEBTS ELIMINATED FOR ALL REFUGEES JEFF NAGEL

The federal government will at least soften its policy of making refugees repay costly transportation loans to get to Canada. Ottawa has already waived the loans for new Syrian refugees and it’s under continued pressure to eliminate them for all others who continue to arrive with interest-bearing debts of up to $10,000. The immigration and refugees ministry indicated that’s still under consideration, but for now it may adjust the interest rates and timeline for starting payments to fit the circumstances of each non-Syrian refugee, and forgive debts in some cases. Chris Friesen, settlement director of the Immigrant Service Society of B.C., said he’s still pushing for the elimination of transportation loans for all refugees on humanitarian grounds. Critics argue arriving refugees feel so driven to repay the loans to their new host country they make financial sacrifices that undermine their integration and success here. “Given the tremendous stress of rebuilding your life in a new country without family or friends in many cases, without language abilities initially, having an interest-bearing loan on top of this is really challenging,” Friesen said. “Children are going to school hungry. They don’t have enough clothes. High school students are working in some cases before and after school helping to provide enough financial means to the family.” Forgiving some loans or relaxing terms on a case-by-case basis is problematic, Friesen

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said, because “the need is so great across the board” and it would be difficult for federal staff to decide which cases deserve different treatment. About $13 million in transportation, medical assessment and documentation costs for approved refugees is rolled into new loans each year. The current total of outstanding loans is $41.6 million. According to federal figures, 69.4 per cent of refugee transportation loans issued in the 10 years to 2012 have been fully repaid and another 10 per cent are still being paid off. About 20 per cent are delinquent or written off. A newly released internal review of the loan policy backs up a number of the concerns raised by advocacy groups. “Having to repay the loan is having a negative impact on the settlement of some refugees, posing difficulties in the payment of basic necessities like food, clothing and housing,” the federal review says. “It also causes stress for a number of refugees, and impacts on their ability to access learning opportunities through school, training and settlement services designed to help them adapt to life in Canada and overcome obstacles inherent to the newcomer experience.” The review notes many refugees surveyed did not know the loan amount, that interest would be charged, or other terms of repayment until they were in Canada, saying they signed for the loan overseas without full understanding “because they felt they had no choice, or they were rushed.” B.C. plans regional refugee teams Five refugee response teams will be set up by the B.C. government to help support in-

coming Syrian refugees in the main regions of the province where they’re expected to settle. The teams are planned for Metro Vancouver, the Fraser Valley, Vancouver Island, the Okanagan and the Cariboo, and will include refugee settlement organizations, private sponsors, churches, educators, health care providers and employers. They’ll help plan for how refugees will settle into specific communities as they begin to arrive. Jobs Minister Shirley Bond said the five response teams are being funded with $500,000 from a previously announced $1-million provincial refugee readiness fund. The other $500,000 will go to the Immigrant Services Society of B.C. to help fund its efforts to support refugees and marshall the efforts of various volunteers and agencies. “We will be ready to receive them,” Bond told reporters in Surrey last month. “British Columbians have expressed in unbelievable ways across this province their generosity and their willingness to be part of the solution.” The province is also allocating $1.5 million in federal-provincial job grants to support skills training for refugees and to help match them to employers ready to hire new Canadians. “We think it’s critical,” Bond said. “The most effective way to be successfully integrated is to be employed in our province.” Another $2.6 million is promised by the province for language training and the Provincial Health Services Authority is hiring and training 30 additional interpreters. Bond said language training is one of the most urgent needs, adding she does not want refugees to face long wait lists to get into classes to learn English. Specialized project-specific language skill

training is also to ensure, for example, that a Syrian construction worker gets the right English vocabulary to continue the work they previously did. So far B.C. is expecting mainly privately sponsored refugees – about 200 dispersed across 13 cities by the end of the year. The province also anticipates receiving up to 3,500 government-assisted Syrian refugees over the longer term. “Housing is a critical issue,” Bond added. “One of the reasons that we want to look beyond the Lower Mainland of British Columbia is at the availability of long-term affordable housing.” Federal Immigration and Refugees Minister John McCallum said the province’s commitments were “music to my ears” and paid tribute to the “huge collective effort of the Sikh community.” Sikh groups and businessmen are helping provide housing and raise funds, while temples are gathering donations and urging new Syrians to share free meals in their dining halls. Fruiticana grocery store chain owner Tony Singh is providing refugees free groceries for up to three months. The Khalsa school system is offering classroom space for Syrians to learn English and won’t charge tuition, one representative said. One developer is opening up a 12-unit apartment building in Vancouver for Syrians for short-term stays during their orientation. The units are renovated and fully furnished and refugees will get free groceries as well as extras from phone cards and bus tickets to dictionaries and toys for their children. “I’m hoping this will be the tip of the iceberg,” McCallum said of the growing national drive to welcome and assist the incoming refugees.

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CANADIAN FARMS Produce Inc. located at 16185 48th Ave. Surrey, B.C., V3Z 1E8, urgently requires full time, seasonal farm workers to work year round on their vegetable farms. Wages offered are $10.49/hr and duties incl; planting, maintaining, harvesting, washing & grading vegetables. This position requires no education, formal training or work experience. Accommodation is available if required. Interested candidates should be available to work anytime in different weather conditions and must be able to lift up to 55 lbs of vegetable boxes. Please fax resume: 604-574-5773.

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EDUCATION

108 BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES 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: 1-844-453-5372.

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EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

Excavator & Backhoe Operator Training. Be employable in 4-6wks. Call 604-546-7600. www.rayway.ca

HEALTHCARE DOCUMENTATION SPECIALISTS in huge demand. Employers prefer CanScribe graduates. A great work-from-home career! Contact us now to start your training day. www.canscribe.com 1.800.466.1535 info@canscribe.com

HELP WANTED

CANADIAN FARMS Produce Inc. locâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d in Cloverdale, B.C. is in search of a Farm SUPERVISOR. Applicant must have several years of exp. in farming, be able to supervise farm workers, be familiar with operating farm machinery, spraying, seeding, harvesting, pesticide, and herbicide handling. Experience in carrot production would be an asset. Wage is $15/hr. Please email your resume to cf@shawbiz.ca, or fax 604-5745773 No phone calls or walk ins pls

INTERIOR HEAVY EQUIPMENT SCHOOL. Hands-On Tasks. Start Weekly. GPS Training! Funding & Housing Avail! Job Aid! Already a HEO? Get certiďŹ cation proof. Call 1-866-399-3853 or go to: iheschool.com

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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES

HELP WANTED

203

Experienced Masonry Labourer or Apprentice with 2-3 years exp.

MOBILE BOOKKEEPING & COMPUTER SERVICES

Wage $15-$20/hour negotiable.

778 - 230 - 9057

Vehicle an asset. Ph: 604-612-1600

242 WAREHOUSE WORKERS We have immediate openings for Full Time Warehouse Labourers at Buy-Low Foods in the Produce Warehouse located in Surrey. Graveyard shifts are available. Full training provided. You will be responsible for accurately picking orders and loading trailers. Must be able to lift up to 55 lbs. Sunday shifts are required.

CONCRETE & PLACING

UNIQUE CONCRETE

HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 317

778-231-9675, 778-231-9147

FREE ESTIMATES

SBroken Concrete RocksS $25.00 Per Metric Ton SMud - Dirt - Sod - ClayS $25.00 Per Metric Ton GrassSBranchesSLeavesSWeeds $59.00 Per Ton

Meadows Landscape Supply

604-465-1311

320

DRYWALL

We offer competitive rates (starting rates of up to $19.95/hour) and a company matched RRSP plan.

PSB DRYWALL LTD.â&#x2DC;&#x2026; All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657 / 778-246-4657

Please apply in person at: 19580 Telegraph Trail, Surrey, BC or Fax your resume to: (604) 882-5161 or email: people@buy-low.com

Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re On The Web

AFFORDABLE MOVING www.affordablemoversbc.com

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LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE

604-537-4140 329 PAINTING & DECORATING NORTH STARS PAINTING www.northstars-painting.com AMAZING WORK, AMAZING VALUE! 778.245.9069

ELECTRICAL

NEIGHBOURS ELECTRIC Licensed, Warrantied, Affordable. Renos & small jobs. Res & comm. 7 Days. Free est. 604-710-5758.

HOME CARE/SUPPORT

From 1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1 to 3 Men Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos

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

IN-HOME, F/T CAREGIVER is req for 90 yr old lady. Exp and driving is a must. zapatafilipina@yahoo.com

All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062 YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899

Member of Better Business Bureau

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HOST FAMILIES

263 EXCAVATING & DRAINAGE

www.paintspecial.com

March 20 -28th, 2016

DRAIN Tiles, Sewer, Water Video Inspection, Jack Hammering, Hand Excavating Call Tobias 604.782.4322

HOME STAY FAMILIES

Call: 604-322-5866 or 604-505-8039 email: info@eaglesky.ca

.Flagpersons & Lane Closure Techs required. Must have reliable vehicle. Must be certified & experienced. Union wages & benefits. Fax resume 604-513-3661 email: darlene.hibbs@shawbiz.ca

GREENHOUSE LABOURER

281

GARDENING

WCB INSURED

Vincent 543-7776 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats any colour

(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls

Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.

134

HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES

PRISM PAINTING CO.

Re-Paint Specialist 15 Years Experience Interior/Exterior, stucco painting.

20% discount on re-painting or

3 rooms $299

â&#x20AC;˘ Food Service Supervisor $12.75/hr. + BeneďŹ ts â&#x20AC;˘ Food Service Manager $20.43/hr. + BeneďŹ ts Required F/T for Tim Hortons Surrey locations. Various Shifts Must be flexible for Nights / Overnights / Early Mornings / Weekends.

Free Estimates

Call Sunny,778-893-1786

338

Prompt Delivery Available

7 Days / Week

Meadows Landscape Supply Ltd. â&#x153;ś Bark Mulch â&#x153;ś Lawn & Garden Soil â&#x153;ś Drain Gravel â&#x153;ś Lava Rock â&#x153;ś River Rock â&#x153;śPea Gravel

175 CATERING/PARTY RENTALS

(604)465-1311

FIXIT PLUMBING & HEATING H/W Tanks, Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s, Boilers, Furnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Drain Cleaning. Ins. (604)596-2841

Full Service Plumbing from Parker Dean. Fast, reliable, 24/7 service. Take $50 off your next job if you present this ad. Vancouver area. 1-800-573-2928

~ CertiďŹ ed Plumber ~ ON CALL 24 HOURS/DAY

meadowslandscapesupply.com

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TRADES, TECHNICAL 283 GUTTERS & DOWNSPOUTS

ERCO Worldwide - Our North Vancouver facility has the following employment opportunities along with the qualifications required.

Advertising Sales Representative The Surrey Leader has an immediate opening for an Outside Advertising Consultant. By joining an award winning community newspaper serving Surrey/North Delta, you can realize your full potential while contributing to one of the fastest growing communities in Canada. The team environment at The Leader will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence. The ideal candidate will have to be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-paced environment. The ability to multi-task and meet deadlines are a must. Competitive Base Salary, Commission, Cell and Car Allowance. A car and a valid drivers license is required. Send your resume with cover letter by January 29th, 2016. Shaulene Burkett shaulene.burkett@blackpress.ca The Surrey Leader #200-5450 152nd Street, Surrey, BC, V3S 5J9

The

blackpress.ca X bclocalnews.com

Leader

Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.

â&#x20AC;˘ Home Dinner Parties â&#x20AC;˘ Meetings â&#x20AC;˘ Funerals â&#x20AC;˘ Weddings â&#x20AC;˘ B-B-Ques â&#x20AC;˘ Birthdays â&#x20AC;˘ Anniversaries

Industrial Electrician / Instrument Mechanic â&#x20AC;˘ A Grade 12 diploma and dual TQ ticket as an Industrial Electrician/Instrument Mechanic with a minimum of 5 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a chemical or industrial manufacturing environment. â&#x20AC;˘ An Industrial Electrician with industrial instrument equipment and systems experience will also be considered. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with general industrial electrical systems including high voltage, automated controls, and DCS and PLC systems.

Pipefitter â&#x20AC;˘ A Grade 12 diploma and TQ ticket as an Industrial Pipefitter, with a minimum of 5 yearsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; experience in a chemical or industrial manufacturing environment. â&#x20AC;˘ A 2nd TQ ticket (Welder, Instrument Mechanic, etc.) will be an asset. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with installation, maintenance and repair of process piping systems. â&#x20AC;˘ Experience with equipment such as heat exchangers, strainers, tanks, pressure relief valves, and control valves.

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

284 HEAT, AIR, REFRIGERATION

Furnaces, Boilers, Hot Water Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs.

PRESSURE WASHING

All Gutter Cleaning. Window & Roof FULL HOUSE CLEANING Call Victor 604-589-0356

threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca

356

naturalairflow.ca - Furnaces and A/C. 604-461-0999

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 donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca

~ 604-597-3758 ~

A Gas Fitter â&#x153; Plumber

341

Kristy 604.488.9161

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Repairs

Furnace, Boilers, Hot Water Heat Plumbing Jobs ~ Reas Rates

â&#x153; 604-312-7674 â&#x153; â&#x153; 604-507-4606 â&#x153;

Unique Taste, Unique Menus... Gourmet, Customized Menus Tailored To Your Function...

182

PLUMBING

10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005

.Jimâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Mowing. 310-JIMS (5467).

PERSONAL SERVICES

Waterworks Tech. School - Get certified in 6 weeks. Earn $18-22/hr. 1.250.886.3246

TRADES, TECHNICAL

MOVING & STORAGE

$45/Hr

257

Fax Resume Attn. Surrey 604-278-6726 or e-mail: hurstcareers@gmail.com Operated by Western Bay

160

MISC SERVICES

â&#x153;śDump Site Now Openâ&#x153;ś

DESIGN

F All types of concrete work F F Re & Re F Forming F Site prep FDriveways FExposed FStamped F Bobcat Work F WCB Insured

Needed for Japanese students. Must speak English at home.

SP (Delta) Limited Partnership operation looking for steady, hardworking, energetic individuals that are able to do plant care, harvesting, sorting grading & packaging and general cleanup and workday preparations. The positions advertised are full time permanent positions for all seasons. Job Location 10250 Hornby Dr. Delta, BC V4K3N3 Wage $10.50/hr plus AD&D benefits. Positions available immediately. English language not required. Positions open to all persons (incl. youth, aboriginals, new immigrants and all others) demonstrating their ability to meet expectations of full time, physical work in greenhouse environment. To apply submit resume to: sunjobs2012@gmail.com or by fax to 604-607-7656

ACCOUNTING / TAX /BOOKKEEPING

Masonry Labourer Required

131

MEDICAL TRANSCRIPTION! In-demand career! Employers have work-at-home positions available. Get online training you need from an employer-trusted program. Visit: CareerStep.ca/MT or 1-855-7683362 to start training for your work-at-home career today! Train to be an APARTMENT/CONDO MANAGER. Many jobs registered with us. Good wages and benefits. Government Certified online course. 35 Years of success! www.RMTI.ca/enq

EMPLOYMENT/EDUCATION

287

HOME IMPROVEMENTS

RICHGOLD Contr. Ltd. Bsmt suites, framing, drywall, paint, decking, flooring, crown moulding & all kinds of renoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. Sam 604-992-8474. BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM Plumbing + Drywall + Elect. + Tubs & Showers & Sinks + Toilets & Tile + Fan + Countertop + Painting = = BEAUTIFUL BATHROOM!! Sen disc. Work Guar.17 yrs exp. Call Nick 604-230-5783, 604-581-2859

296

RUBBISH REMOVAL

RICKâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S RUBBISH REMOVAL - Residential - Commercial - Construction - Yard Waste IN BUSINESS OVER 20 YEARS ~ FREE ESTIMATES ~

Call Rick 604-329-2783

KITCHEN CABINETS

QUICKWAY Kitchen Cabinets Ltd. ****Mention this ad for 10% Off **** Call Raman @ 604-561-4041.

329 PAINTING & DECORATING

Wages and benefits are competitive within the industry, including a four-day work week with flexible start times.

Ask about our

Submit your resume in confidence to: Administration Manager hholt@ercoworldwide.com Fax: (604) 929 8277

ROOM SPECIAL

CALL TODAY! 604-866-7080 www.benchmarkpainting.ca

. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046

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REAL ESTATE

RUBBISH REMOVAL

625

RENTALS

FOR SALE BY OWNER

736

DOWN TO BUSINESS

HOMES FOR RENT

For Sale By Owner Are you looking to move closer to Vancouver, fully furnished White Rock Condo - $195,000: Owner 778-988-2055

RENTALS 706

APARTMENT/CONDO

To Advertise in this space call 604-575-5555

Cedar Lodge and Court Apts Quiet community living next to Guildford Mall. Clean 1 & 2 bdrms, Corner units avail. (some w/ensuites) Call for Availability. Cable, Heat, Hot Water incl. Onsite Mgr.

JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca

AWNINGS

Dead Level

604-584-5233 www.cycloneholdings.ca

CONSTRUCTION LTD.

.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.

CENTRAL CITY beaut 1 bdrm apt, top flr, all appls, vaulted ceilings, sunken liv/rm, w/b f/p & 1 u/g prkg. N/S, N/P. Feb 1st. $875/mo heat & hot water incl. 604-589-5249.

SURREY; Strawberry Hills. 4 Bdrm spacious upper lvl, 2 baths & lndry. $1500 + 1/2 utils. Jan 15/31, NS/NP Call: 778-385-9848, 778-882-9952

RESIDENTIAL • COMMERCIAL • STRATA

BOB DELANEY INTERIOR/EXTERIOR

CLOVERDALE lge updated 1 Bdrm apt $820/mo Incl heat, hot water N/P. 604-576-1465, 604-612-1960

ABIAN RUBBISH REMOVAL

★ Large 2 & 3 Bdrm Apartments ★ Insuite w/d, stove, fridge, d/w ★ 3 floor levels inside suite ★ Wood burning fireplace ★ Private roof top patio ★ Walk to shops. Near park, pool, playground ★ Elementary school on block ★ On site security/on site Mgmt ★ Reasonable Rent ★ On transit route ~ Sorry no pets

PROMPT & RELIABLE. Free Estimates. (604)897-3423

374

TREE SERVICES

PRO TREE SERVICES Quality pruning/shaping/hedge trimming/ removals & stump grinding. John, 604-588-8733/604-318-9270

PETS 477

Ofﬁce: 7121-133B St., Surrey

604-596-0916 SURREY, 126/72 Ave. 2 Bdrm apt, $945/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets, 604-543-7271. SURREY, 135/65 Ave. Bachelor apt $555/mo, quiet complex, no pets. Call 604-596-1099.

PETS

Surrey

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

Beautifully Upscale 1 Bdrm Suites - perfect for the discerning renter!

GERMAN Shepherd pups. Working line. Black. 11 wks old, 1 left. $750. 604-820-4230, 604-302-7602

Classic suites starting at $729. Elite suites starting at $839. Located close to bus routes & skytrain, 20 min walk to Surrey City Centre.

MERCHANDISE FOR SALE 560

MISC. FOR SALE

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.

563

MOTELS, HOTELS

LINDA VISTA Motel Luxury Rooms w/cable, a/c & kitchens. 6498 King George Hwy. Mthly, Wkly & Daily Specials. 604-591-1171. Canadian Inn 6528 K.G.Hwy. 604-594-0010

750

CHIMNEY HILL 146/77. Brand new bright 2 bdrm, w/i closet, ns/np, no lndry $650 incl util/cbl 604-598-2826 FLEETWOOD; lrg 3 bdrm bsmt ste, with master bath, plus 1 full bath & inste lndry. Avail now. $1400 incl utils. NP/NS. Call: 778-713-0399. GUILDFORD: 2 bdrm ste, washer, no dryer. No pets, n/s. $750 inc utils. Nr. N.Sry sec. schl Avail now. (604)582-6884 or 778-709-7652

N. DELTA 4 bdrm house with 2 full baths, garage & 500 sq.ft. shed in back, RV prkg. Avail now. $1600. 604-591-9930, 778-838-5154

PAINTING

Anxiety, Depression, Marriage, Relationships, Addiction, TBI support, PTSP, ADHD, Mental Health, Seniors, Teens, Gender roles and more.

DEAL WITH PAINTER DIRECTLY

“Your Interior Specialist” Over 25 Years’ Experience NO PAYMENT Until the Job is Completed I WILL MEET OR BEAT MOST WRITTEN ESTIMATES

BOOK YOUR FREE ESTIMATE

Larry 604-961-4391

778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12years

PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299 2 coats of any colour (Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring

604-315-2440 www.soullutionscounselling.com

CARRIERS WANTED

TOWNHOUSES

SURREY 174/57 Ave. 2 Bdrm T/H. $920/mo. Quiet family complex, no pets. Call 604-576-9969 SURREY 64/King George, 2 Bdrm T/H with bsmt, $1015. Quiet family complex,no pets. 604-596-1099.

ROUTES AVAILABLE

SURREY; 65/135. 3 Bdrm townhouse, $1000, quiet family complex, no pets, call 604-596-1099

757

L. ROBERTS PAINTING

www.paintspecial.com

Call Jennifer for a free consultation

752

HOMES FOR RENT

COUNSELLING SOULLUTIONS COUNSELLING R.P.L.C. M.A.

SUITES, UPPER

SURREY 139/68 Ave. 3 Bedroom townhouse, $1050. In quiet family complex,no pets.Call 604-599-0931

736

WE DO IT ALL!

Learn the life skills, so that you are able to recognize signs that trigger unhealthy behaviours in yourself and move forward, never looking back.

N. DELTA 11734 80 Ave. 3 Bdrm, 2 baths, fully reno’d, big bkyrd. Incl lndry & prkg. Near schl. Avail now. $1400 + utils. N/S. (778)320-6075

Max occ. 2 people. Sorry no pets.

NEWTON MOBILE HOME PARK. 2 Large RV Pads available for mobile home. Call 604-597-4787.

www.PatioCoverVancouver.com

Your Accountability Partner

PANORAMA, 1 bdrm very clean, $600/mo. Clse to school & bus. N/P. 778-839-3939, 604-518-6053

751

Office: 604.536.8124 Email: bob@deadlevel.ca Web: www.deadlevel.ca

604-521-2688

SUITES, LOWER

Call Surrey Gardens Apts at 604-589-7040 to view our Elite Suites!

733 MOBILE HOMES & PADS

MISC. WANTED

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

739

SUNCREEK ESTATES

• Renovations • Shops/Garages • Additions • Tenant Improvements

Aluminum Patio Covers, Sunrooms, Railings and Vinyl.

Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)

PAINTING

HOME IMPROVEMENT

WANTED TO RENT

EMPLOYED Male 55 n/s, n/p urgently needs 1 bdrm suite. If you can help please call (778)239-9517 max. $550/mo.

TRANSPORTATION 818

CARS - DOMESTIC 2002 SUNFIRE

4/door, auto, a/c, 115K. New winter tires & battery. Health reasons. $2195/obo. Please call 604-803-5010

2008 HYUNDAI ACCENT, 2 dr hatch, 70K, auto, a/c, p/w, p/l, black, $5300 firm. 604-538-9257

845

SCRAP CAR REMOVAL

#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200 The Scrapper

Two open heart surgeries. One big need. Help us build a new BC Children’s Hospital. Please Give. 1.888.663.3033

• Autos • Trucks • Equipment Removal

beasuperhero.ca

FREE TOWING 7 days/wk. We pay Up To $500 CA$H Rick Goodchild 604.551.9022

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Wednesday January 6 2016 The Surrey-North Delta Leader 27 TRANSPORTATION

TRANSPORTATION

847 SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES

WHERE DO YOU TURN

2009 Mazda Tribute, 2 wheel drive, some options, silver, only 40,000kms. $9000 firm. 604-538-9257

TO LEARN WHATâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;S ON SALE?

WITNESS NEEDED: If you witnessed or have any information about a Hit & Run accident that happened on December 13, 2015 at 140th Street & 88th Avenue, Surrey involving a Honda CRV could you please call 604-639-9364 File # 15-176546. Thank you.

EXTRA INCOME ClassiďŹ ed ads are a direct line to extra income. Somewhere there is a buyer for the things you no longer want or need. 604-575-5555

YOUR NEWSPAPER:

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In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On September 14, 2007, on 149th Street near 103A Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $2,265 CAD, $95 CAD, and $90 CAD, all on or about 12:20 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3217, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On April 15, 2014, at the 14300 block of 104th Avenue, Surrey, B.C. , Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $2,345 CAD, and two cell phones, all on or about 13:30 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was a warrant authorized by the court pursuant to the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada to seize evidence in respect of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3295, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil

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On March 17, 2015, at 123A Street and 77A Avenue, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $495 CAD and $110 CAD, both on or about 14:20 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3111, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute is filed with the Director within the time period set out in this notice. A notice of dispute may be filed by a person who claims to have an interest in all or part of the subject property. The notice of dispute must be filed within 60 days of the date upon which this notice is first published. You may obtain the form of a notice of dispute, which must meet the requirements of Section 14.07 of the CFA, from the Directorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s website, accessible online at www. pssg.gov.bc.ca/civilforfeiture. The notice must be in writing, signed in the presence of a lawyer or notary public, and mailed to the Civil Forfeiture Office, PO Box 9234 Station Provincial Government, Victoria, B.C. V8W 9J1.

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT: On August 8, 2007, at 96th Avenue and 130A Street, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $1,170 CAD and $90 CAD, both on or about 15:15 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (Possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3213, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

On May 19, 2015, at 105a Avenue and 133rd Street, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $9,016 CAD, on or about 15:39 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 5(2) (possession for purpose of trafficking) of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3267, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

In the Matter of Part 3.1 (Administrative Forfeiture) of the Civil Forfeiture Act [SBC 2005, C. 29] the CFA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT:

On August 1, 2014, at the 10,700 block of University Drive, Surrey, B.C., Peace Officer(s) of the Surrey RCMP seized, at the time indicated, the subject property, described as: $6,700 CAD, on or about 23:10 Hours. The subject property was seized because there was evidence that the subject property had been obtained by the commission of an offence (or offences) under section 354(1) (Possession of property obtained by crime) of the Criminal Code of Canada. Notice is hereby given that the subject property, CFO file Number: 2015-3332, is subject to forfeiture under Part 3.1 of the CFA and will be forfeited to the Government for disposal by the Director of Civil Forfeiture unless a notice of dispute

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