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Birds of a feather: The number of bald eagles spotted along the Fraser River delta has steadily risen over the past four decades, writes By the Bay columnist Anne Murray. i see page 13
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$100 levy for recreation remains, though finance chair dismisses idea of increasing it
Surrey property tax bills on the rise Kevin Diakiw Black Press
Surrey residents should brace for an increase in their property taxes this year as council grapples with how to balance the budgets. Surrey Coun. Tom Gill told Black Press Tuesday that the finance committee has met to discuss the city’s capital plans and costs, and how those can be met. He said he’s planning a 3.9-per-cent
property-tax increase. That amounts to $70.28 in taxes added to the average home worth $671,000. Add to that a one-per-cent road levy ($18.02), and the hike becomes $88.30. The levy was introduced in 2007 as a five-year measure. It has increased by one per cent since then and now represents $110 for the average home. If Gill’s property tax proposal is passed as recommended, the road levy will
amount to $128 on the average tax bill. In addition, the city is looking at a 3.9-per-cent increase in fees and charges, such as business licences, dog licences and recreation-centre fees. In Surrey’s last five-year financial plan, council aimed to increase property taxes by 2.9 per cent this year. The current plan bumps that up by one per cent. Utilities – including garbage, sewer and water – will increase by $27.50 per
home, half of which is a result of Metro Vancouver increases. The new $100 recreation and culture levy announced weeks after the 2014 election will remain in place this year. Gill had considered increasing it, but has since dismissed that idea. “The emphasis on this budget is (meeting the obligations for) some of the capital projects that we have,” Gill said. i see page 4
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Water deadline looms
Authority rejects extension for city Melissa Smalley Staff Reporter
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White Rock councillors support resident after visiting property, but majority first wants staff report
Three back request to move fire hydrant Melissa Smalley Staff Reporter
A White Rock resident took his year-long battle over the location of a fire hydrant to council this week, appealing for the city to move it away from his Goggs Avenue home. Cedric Bolz told council Monday that the location of a fire hydrant, on city property in front of his home, has caused parking problems for him and his basement-suite tenant since it was installed by former water-utility owners Epcor a year ago. Bolz said that in the months since, he has been meeting with members of council, city staff and the fire chief in an effort to resolve the issue – now the city’s responsibility since taking ownership of the utility in October. He told council that he was told by fire Chief Phil Lemire prior to it being put in place that it would not impact his parking. “I entrusted him to have the right clearance issues about parking,” Bolz said. Following his council presentation – which
included several photos of him holding a five-metre long string showing the circumference surrounding the hydrant – Coun. Megan Knight, who said she had been to Bolz’s property, tabled a motion to direct staff to have the hydrant moved as soon as possible at the city’s expense. Couns. Helen Fathers and Lynne Sinclair also said they had been to Bolz’s home and said they supported moving the hydrant. In the discussion that followed Knight’s motion, confusion arose regarding where Bolz could and could not legally park near the hydrant. City manager Dan Bottrill said the five-metre clearance only applies to vehicles parked on the street; vehicles parked on private property only need to allow for a one-metre distance from the hydrant. Bottrill confirmed that a hydrant must be “clear and visible” from the street to allow for firefighters to see it as they approach. When questioned by Coun. David Chesney about whether the one-metre clearance would
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Fire-hydrant placement displeases resident. allow him to park two vehicles on the driveway and one on the street, Bolz said the car on the street would block the view of the hydrant. “I’m guessing I would also be in violation of that bylaw, because I’m obstructing the clear street view that firefighters need,” Bolz said. Bottrill disagreed, noting that fire trucks are high up enough that a driver would be
able to spot the hydrant. Coun. Bill Lawrence asked Bolz how many violations he had received since the hydrant was installed. Bolz said he had not been ticketed but was always worried about the potential of a “disaster.” “It’s an uncertainty I don’t want hanging over my head,” Bolz said. Mayor Wayne Baldwin – who said he had also visited the property – called for a staff report on the issue before council would make a decision that would “spend a couple thousand dollars of the public’s money.” “I don’t know how you’re going to figure out where to move it to, because I’m sure the next guy is going to come up with some reason why it shouldn’t be there,” Baldwin said. When contacted by Peace Arch News Wednesday, Bolz said he preferred to not comment further until the matter had been brought back to council. A staff report is expected to be brought forward at the next council meeting on Feb. 15.
Overcrowding not addressed: NDP
Opposition MLAs target Surrey schools Jennifer Lang Black Press
The Opposition’s education spokesperson Rob Fleming and two Surrey NDP MLAs stood outside Hazelgrove Elementary Wednesday afternoon, lashing out at the BC Liberals over crowding in Surrey schools. “Surrey has been one of the fastest-growing school districts in the province, adding thousands of students every year,” Fleming, MLA for Victoria-Swan Lake, said in a news release coinciding with the visit. Surrey’s enrolment jumped last fall by 900 more students than were anticipated, he said, noting the number doesn’t include the 500 refugee students expected to settle in Surrey this year. Fleming was flanked by MLAs Harry Bains (Surrey-Newton) and Sue Hammell (Surrey-Green Timbers) outside the school, located in the fast-growing enclave of Clayton, where two new elementary schools are being planned, though the provincial government hasn’t announced capital funding. Additionally, the Clayton North Secondary School project – origi-
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nally scheduled to be complete by fall of 2017 – is now forecast for the end of 2018, he said noting adjustments to catchment areas because of overcrowding mean some families won’t be able to take their children to the nearest schools, adding to the frustration. “We need to see real action from Premier Christy Clark and her government, not more unrealistic promises and photo-ops,” he said. Hammell said Hazelgrove symbolizes the overcrowding problem in Surrey schools. Built in 2009, it now has six portables. “When you overcrowd schools, you reduce the teachers’ effectiveness and the overall school community’s effectiveness to deliver the extras or the variety or the diversity of programs,” Hammell said. “They get reduced to just managing under stress and under crowded circumstances.” She said the BC Liberals have had 12 years to deal with the issue. “The Surrey school board has put budget after capital budget in front of them,” Hammell said. “What they get in return is paltry compared to their needs.”
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More officers considered next year i from page 1 Those include a new North Surrey arena ($45 million), ice rinks in Cloverdale ($30 million), recreation and library facilities in Clayton ($40 million) and about $10 million for the next phase of the museum in Cloverdale. Surrey is also struggling with the ongoing $15-million cost of hiring 100 police officers last year. “That’s probably the biggest
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item in terms of how we should move forward with the balance of the plan,� Gill told Black Press in November. Gill had added the challenge is not only the cost of obtaining new officers, but also increases in salaries, benefits and “other cost pressures� – such as accommodating the new police with office space – that is presenting a predicament this year. The RCMP received about a
2.5-per-cent increase in pay this year, he said, and a boost in benefits that was retroactive. “That was not known a year ago,� Gill said. He added the city is looking at hiring even more police officers next year, possibly as many as 17. Those 17 officers would cost the city just over $2.5 million. The budget is to be considered by the finance committee on Feb. 10 at Surrey City Hall.
‘Real issue is arsenic, manganese’ i from page 1 “The equipment is already in place to provide chlorine for most of the wells,� Struck writes. “We are not aware of the city having any operational or procedural problems with meeting the June deadline.� During Struck’s Jan. 11 visit to council, he and Dr. Michelle Murti, Fraser Health’s medical health officer, said the city had been lucky not to have had contamination problems prior to 2010, describing the water system as an “aging infrastructure.� Mayor Wayne Baldwin later told Peace Arch News the comments were “a little over the top� and described the infrastructure as “in better shape than it ever was.� On Tuesday, Murti acknowledged the system has undergone “a lot of improvements� since the Total Water Quality Management Project began in 2013, under the utility’s then-owner Epcor. “A lot good work has already been done and certainly continues to happen as part of the Total Water Quality Management plan,� Murti told PAN. “Even if you had a brand new system, it’s a large system with reservoirs and a lot of piping in terms of distributing water through a large area. All of that infrastructure always has the potential for leaking, for breakdown, for other points of entry for microbial contamination.� Monday, city manager Dan Bottrill pointed to the $12-million “sizable investment� being spent – between Epcor and the city – on upgrading the system, including replacement of the Merklin high reservoir. He acknowledged the 2010 E. coli scare – which was attributed to bird droppings entering the Merklin high reservoir through a breached roof seal – was an indication of “how sensitive any water utility is� to contamination.
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Work gets underway to replace the Merklin Street high reservoir. “I’m not so sure it’s the infrastructure itself,� Bottrill said. “There’s a lot of work to be done to ensure proper processes are in place so that your system is tight and things that shouldn’t be getting into the system are kept out.� Bottrill said that while it’s “positive� to see such public interest in the management of the water utility, the disinfection debate has, until recently, overshadowed the high arsenic and manganese levels in the water. “Quite frankly, it’s a good thing that people have a greater awareness of water-quality issues,� Bottrill said. “There has been a lot of discussion about chlorine or chloramine. The real issue is arsenic and manganese.� Test results from November show manganese levels in two wells (6 and 7) above the ‘esthetic objective’ target, with arsenic levels nearing the maximum allowable concentration as determined by Health Canada. A treatment plan to reduce arsenic and manganese levels – yet to be approved by council – would take two to three years to implement, according to staff. Murti told PAN arsenic and manganese are naturally occurring in groundwater sources and do not pose an “acute� threat, like a microbial contamination.
“(Arsenic) has been at this level for a number of years,� Murti said, noting the maximum allowable concentration is 10 micrograms per litre. “It’s not something we’re seeing significantly go up or down.� Murti said that long-term exposure to arsenic can increase a person’s risk for cancer – particularly liver and lung – and that Fraser Health’s mandate is for the levels to be “as low as reasonably achievable.� “If you were to drop arsenic levels to five or three, there would be a reduced risk of lifetime cancer in the population,� she said.
Price ‘still not there’ Nearly three months have passed since White Rock took ownership and operation of the water utility, but the city is still no closer to negotiating a purchase price with Epcor, Bottrill told PAN. Though the Aug. 28 purchase agreement – available in a redacted version on the city’s website – set a target date of Jan. 18, 2016 for the start of arbitration should the parties be unable to negotiate a price, Bottrill said there are no plans in place for the process to get underway. “We’re still not there,� he said.
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50-year-old landmark South Surrey business, the Riverside Golf Centre on picturesque property overlooking Nicomekl River and Mud Bay, will cease to exist this weekend for what is expected to be the final chapter of an extended story, following civic expropriation of its property. The City of Surrey, through its solicitors, maintains the owners have been paid fair market value for the lands – some $3.25 million, as determined by an independent appraiser. The city, again through its solicitors, has said that even though the expropriation was done in June, it has allowed the owners, at their request, to remain on site until Jan. 31. The city – and yes, through its solicitors again – has upheld the purpose stated in the original expropriation notice, that the land is required “for highway and for open land park for biodiversity conservation, passive recreation and wildlife and scenery-viewing purposes.” And therein must lie the crux of the matter, at least as far as public opinion is concerned. Nowhere have any of Surrey’s civic leaders been forthright enough to put forward publicly the rationale for a move that has impacted the freedom of choice to pursue a livelihood in their community. The owners have – so far as can be determined – done nothing wrong in the half century they have been there, and the city action suggests a precedent that could be troubling, even alarming, for other property owners. In every public instance in this expropriation, Surrey’s leaders have hid behind the legalese of representatives, claiming it is “before the courts.” This is a facile explanation that does them no credit. They should be aware that, no matter where legal proceedings stand, or how long it takes such wheels to turn, this does not necessarily preclude all comment. It merely dictates that any comment made is prudent. At some point in this process, residents should have been presented with some idea of what the city’s plans are and where they fit into an overall vision. There may be sound specific arguments for such an expropriation, but our elected representatives have done little to advance them. Once again, residents looking for vision and accountability in their leaders have found them wanting. In the aftermath of the expropriation, we are left, again, with the bitter taste of abitrariness and lack of transparency. The proprietors of Riverside, their former customers and the public at large deserve better.
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t seems like yesterday when mental It was a balmy summer’s evening, and illness rolled in like an angry I was in my room playing Barbies when thundercloud, overcasting a dark I heard the BANG BANG BANG at the shadow over our family. front door. Mind you, forgetting the past is near “Go away or I’ll call the police,” impossible when my inquisitive six-yearscreamed mom, clutching the telephone old daughter wants to soak receiver. I tiptoed downstairs… Kristyl Clark up every bit of knowledge she Dad smashed his way through can about a grandpa she barely our kitchen window and climbed knew. inside. But how do you explain “Get to your room and lock the mental illness to a little girl? door,” Mom demanded. I know it couldn’t have been I ran and attempted to barricade easy for my mother – a single my door with stuffed animals, mom who was grappling with it sobbing into my favourite Teddy. herself at a time when the rest of Once the house was quiet, I the world was still in the dark. crept into the hall and followed a Although it was Dad who trail of blood that led to my baby was diagnosed with manic brother’s nursery. Dad was in the depression shortly after their corner, rocking his infant son in divorce, we’d all feel the his arms. devastating blows of its effects – “I just wanted to see him,” he even myself at my daughter’s tender age. whispered, oblivious I was in the room. Back then, mental health was a taboo A policeman soon guided me out. topic, a dirty little secret many families Moments later, another cop wrestled kept on the down-low. Dad face-first into the pavement, while a While I knew Dad had a problem crowd of onlookers watched the domestic with alcohol, I was clueless about his drama – including many of my little worsening mental state beyond the bottle. friends in the cul-de-sac. As the police car To this day, I can’t look at a white crib drove away, I watched as ‘normal’ families without seeing ruby-red blood dripping went back into their homes, where off the railing – a cryptic memory still ‘normal’ daddies would probably read etched in my mind, especially now that bedtime stories. I’m a parent myself. Mine would spend the night behind
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bars. It would be months before I’d see Dad again – even longer before I’d let down my guard. But, as we all know, kids are resilient. While it wouldn’t be the first time Dad would be struck by a severe spell of mania, I’d never stop loving him. Not for a second. As I got older, I began to piece together the puzzle about his condition. It was liberating to blame the illness on his odd behaviour. I finally understood why he’d suddenly leave a restaurant as we ate, why we never gave him our phone number, why he broke in the house… Over the years, we would find our own sense of normalcy in our unusual family dynamic. Mom could have stopped my brother and I from seeing him, but I’m grateful she didn’t. Truth is, like the millions of others plagued with a debilitating mental illness, Dad wasn’t a bad person. According to statistics, 20 per cent of Canadians will experience a mental illness in their lifetime. About one per cent – like my father – will have bipolar disorder. It’s been almost five years since he passed away in a dark, dingy transitional home on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, but it doesn’t feel that long ago. Especially when his curious granddaughter says “Mommy, tell me another story about Grandpa Jim.” There’s no fairytale ending, prince or hero, but it’s a beautiful, complicated story – one free of shame – that I pray she will one day tell her own daughter. Kristyl Clark, a former Peace Arch News reporter, is founder of the family blogazine, www.valleymom.ca
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Editor: e: Show some respect for past PM, Jan. 20. Letter-writer L.Young writes, in support of columnist Tom Fletcher (Looking back on Harper, Jan. 6), that we “should show some respect for our previous prime minister,” for all he has done. For anyone – and I mean anyone – who labours under the delusion that Stephen Harper ever had Canada’s best interests at heart, there is some required reading! Get and read the book Party of One by investigative journalist Michael Harris. It will definitely knock those ‘Conservative blinders’ from your eyes, and make you see Harper and all his toadies in a blinding new light! I dare you to read it! M. Wolsey, Surrey
Provincial viewpoint Re: Bennett’s lead one to follow, Jan. 8 letters. I’m not sure if letter-writer Roderick V. Louis was in B.C. at the time of the Bill Bennett Social Credit government, but I sure was. When it came to Expo 86, the government overpaid for the land to the owners of the day, only to be faced with the fact that the land was contaminated and needed many more millions to clean it up. After Expo, they then sold it for less than what we paid for it. Expo 86 was such a colossal disaster and in danger of being a non-event, the Socred government enlisted the aid of Jimmy Pattison, for $1, to clean up the mess that they had created and get the fair back on track. I think the crowning achievement of the government was its giving of five free shares of the B.C. Resources Investment Corporation (BCRIC) to every British Columbian, which are worth how much today? I don’t think I need to say anything about SkyTrain. Every few months it speaks to us through the news media all by itself. I’ve found, over the years, that it is not really a good idea to follow the lead of any government – local, provincial or federal. Barry Gaudin, White Rock
First-Nation fairness I am writing in regards to a topic that many haven’t spoke to – the leadership of local Semiahmoo First Nation chief and council. Thank the open-book transparency for a small window into the motives of the very people that are trusted with providing fairness and equality to their people (Band members ‘disheartened’ by pay, Aug. 19). The squalor and substandard living that is a reality for many members is very visible with one drive down Beach Avenue. Look into the bushes and you will see many examples. My niece has never received her status after many attempts with no
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White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin runs for his second term in office at an all-candidates meeting in October 2014. assistance from this band office other than more roadblocks. The Semiahmoo Park has been barricaded from the public even though our tax money funds these people, who posted a $3-million surplus last year all the while lining their own pockets at the expense of others without a voice. These leaders should be held accountable to lawful, fair practice. These poor souls should have a caring and trustworthy leadership. Kerry Quirk, White Rock
Mayoral oversight Re: City of White Rock targets ‘abusive’ residents, Jan. 27. Is Mayor Wayne Baldwin at war with the residents of White Rock? If he stopped for one moment and considered his record, the complete lack of communication with the residents of White Rock, his secrecy, his deliberate clouding of issues, he might gain some idea of the growing level of frustration he is fostering in the hearts of the people he was elected to serve. Could it be that outbursts in council stem directly as a result of all other avenues of communication being choked off? How is further limiting access and hearing the voices of the residents going to improve things? If the volume of Freedom of Information (FOI) requests is up (White Rock residents await answers, Jan. 22), that would indicate there is a problem with the transparency and lack of information and communication from city hall. It would also indicate there are things being questioned that deserve answers. The FOI act is supposed to promote clarity in government. City hall is using it as a shield. I’m not going to rehash the long list of questionable actions and decisions made under Mayor Baldwin’s governance that have resulted in the avalanche of FOI requests. It is far too long a list and far too depressing to look at. I question the mayor as to why he prefers an occluded and veiled approach to… well, to just about everything, over a healthy,
transparent and open approach. There are too many roadblocks for residents to make their desires heard. There are too many decisions that are directly opposed to what the residents have shown they want. There is too much pettiness, whining, us-vs.-them attitude and, as my father would have said, “bullcrap” coming from the mayor’s office. He is not “the boss”, the residents of White Rock are. If you don’t follow the directions and requests made of you by your boss, you deserve to be fired. Unfortunately we can’t do that until the next election – short of the rest of council taking a stand and refusing to let this continue and refuse to attend council meeting for 60 days. The fallout, however, is that would mean council business would be ground to a halt. It would also trigger a byelection for all the seats, and councillors would be putting their own jobs on the line. It would be unreasonable to expect that everything done by council will have all residents happy all the time, but honestly, if everything you do blows up in your face and has you covering your butt, maybe it’s time to rethink what you are doing. Put plainly, the problem isn’t the residents of White Rock, the problem is the mayor. Scott Keddy, White Rock Q I read with interest the many letters to the editor from the citizens of our community regarding our elected mayor and ‘the slate’ of councillors. It seems odd that an individual goes from being a successful bureaucrat to that of a mayor embroiled in turmoil. The constant misuse of in-camera meetings suffocates opposition and healthy debate, effectively eliminating the voices of the citizens of the on key issues. Do not forget that the City of White Rock since 1956 had on their meeting agenda a question period afforded to its citizens. This was abolished in 2015 by the mayor and certain members of council. Citizens should not have to use the FOI process to catch up on
issues that would normally be discussed at regular meetings. So yes, we will go the full term with the current mayor and ‘slate’ members, all the while forced to hold our nose with their excessive in-camera meetings and decisions. The citizens of White Rock will come out of the ether hopefully on the day of the next civic election. Ron Eves, White Rock Q True leadership establishes a clear vision, shares it so others willingly follow, provides tools to achieve it, and balances conflicting interests. White Rock’s mayor does not demonstrate any of those traits. He lurches from one debacle to another: privatizing garbage collection; clear cutting the hump, backroom deals with Epcor, proposed megatowers sprouting like mushrooms outside the OCP and, until the Jan. 11 reversal, treating our water supply with chloramine. All of these have been presented as faits accomplis – rushed through city hall with little, if any, citizen input. It’s quite possible there are valid reasons why details can’t be shared. Regardless, a real leader gets a constituency on his side by proactively presenting an issue as fully and as transparently as possible. That’s not this mayor’s way. Instead, residents endure constant rounds of “defend, deflect, deny.” That isn’t leadership. It’s cowardice. White Rock deserves better. Anthony Manning, White Rock
Unjustification Re: Questions still up in the air, Dec. 23 letters It appears White Rock Couns. Grant Meyers, Lynne Sinclair, Bill Lawrence and Megan Knight do not feel the need to be accountable to their electorate. They have had five weeks to provide their reasons for approving the Elegant development 21 and 24 towers on Oxford Street. None have been given to date since my previous letter. This lack of transparency suggests their decisions were unjustifiable and not in the public interest. Susan Muraja, Surrey
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Grad student defends actions south of Morocco Alex Browne Staff Reporter
Former Earl Marriott Secondary student Tess Espey – back in Norway after participating in a student protest in Western Sahara – says she does not regret her part earlier this month in helping focus international attention on the disputed West African region. And she told the Peace Arch News she believes Canadians should be more aware of this country’s business ties to Morocco – which controls Western Sahara and has long claimed it as its own territory. But, Hamid Touisse, spokesperson for the group Moroccan Community in Vancouver, suggests that protesters like Espey, and her travelling partner and classmate Michael Foster, are dupes of organizations seeking to radicalize young westerners in a region that Time Magazine has called a potential “terrorist hotbed”. “We feel sorry for these two innocent people,” Touisse told PAN in an email on Jan. 26. “I hope their parents put some sense into them before (it’s) too late.” Espey and Foster, a U.S. citizen, were among five sets of travellers who had tried to enter Western Sahara and had been detained, interrogated and deported back to Morocco by taxi Jan. 17. Ostensibly travelling as tourists, they have since admitted they
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Tess Espey shows an inked finger, representing a method to prevent double-voting, in support of Saharawi independence. were part of a 68-person Norwaybased delegation seeking to discuss human rights issues with Saharawi residents and supporting a referendum on Saharawi independence first called for by the United Nations in 1991. Espey, 25, a graduate student at the Norwegian University of Life Sciences (NMBU) asserts a profitable Canadian connection – including a multi-million dollar trade in phosphates (an essential ingredient for synthetic fertilizers, and a finite
resource globally) – contributes to ongoing civil rights abuses in the region and exploitation of natural resources with no benefit to the native population. She said she had learned that Canada is the world’s largest importer of West Saharan phosphate overall. “I… became very embarrassed that my country was supporting the occupying Moroccans by purchasing resources from a place where human rights are simply ignored,” Espey told PAN by email last week. “Saharawis cannot vote, they have no freedom of speech or press and their peaceful protests have been brutally suppressed by Moroccan police,” she said. “Coming from a country where rights are protected and cherished, I view this situation, which has continued for over 40 years, as being unacceptable.” Global Affairs Canada spokesperson Amy Mills told PAN the Government of Canada does not recognize Moroccan sovereignty over Western Sahara. However, according to international law, she said, “Morocco has an obligation as a governing power to ensure that activities in this territory are conducted in the interests and benefits of the people of Western Sahara… these activities include the exploitation of natural resources.” While not offering any specific comment on Espey’s activism, she
said, “Canadian companies and citizens are subject to the laws and regulations of Morocco, which unilaterally administers the territory.” Mills noted, however, that Canada has “consistently supported UN resolutions on Western Sahara, with a view to permitting the people of Western Sahara to determine their political future.” “We encourage all parties to cooperate with the Special Envoy to the UN Secretary General, Christopher Ross, in order to reach a peaceful, negotiated solution,” she said. Touisse said that the fact that Espey and Foster had reached Western Sahara with “no questions asked” indicates that “Morocco is a democratic and stable, fair country… even when they were stopped in a region where their lives might be at risk, the Moroccan authorities provide(d) them with taxi to go back where it is more safe.” Touisse added that the pair was heading to “a region of Tindouf where Al-Qaida (in the Islamic) Mahgreb (AQIM), Polisario (an outlawed Western Sahara liberation group) and other terrorist groups and drug smugglers rule.” “The new tactic for these terrorist organizations is to recruit new young western people to cause more harm in the name of human rights,” Touisse said. “Morocco is one country from the north to Mauritania – it has been
that and will be always. Moroccans in the Lower Mainland are a most peaceful and respectable community… I will be happy to meet their family to apologize of any mistreatment of these two innocent naif (naive) young people.” Conservative South Surrey-White Rock MP Dianne Watts deferred comment to Tony Clement, foreign affairs critic for the Opposition, who said that Canada and Morroco have “excellent bilateral, social and cultural relations.” Clement told PAN in an email – via Watts’ office – that an estimated 100,000 Canadians are of Moroccan origin – making it the largest North African community in Canada. But he noted that Canada also supports the vision of the multilateral African Union – whose 53 member states include Western Sahara, but not Morocco – for “an integrated, prosperous and peaceful Africa.” Espey, who was born in White Rock, graduated from EMS in 2008. Now studying at NMBU, a public university offering degrees in environmental, biological and development studies she says she became of the aware of Western Sahara issues – and Canada’s role in the phosphates trade – through a presentation sponsored by the Students and Academics International Assistance Fund (SAIH), which she describes as a “major Norwegian student activist group.”
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from the Kiwanis Club of White Rock and South Surrey Our annual Christmas Cake fundraiser is completed, with funds raised to provide lunches, books and awards for schools in our community. A big thank you to all who support our work by buying cakes, honey etc, and to all those who help to sell them, including the following merchants and community groups: Shoppers Home Health • Home Hardware • Kent Street Centre • Whitecliff Retirement Residence • Royal Pacifica • White Rock Leisure Centre • Whale House • Rosie’s Cafe • Peace Arch Manor • Royale Peninsula • Pacific Carlton • Royal Canadian Legion Branch 240 • Kiwanis Park Place • Centennial Arena • Concord Pacific to the following who provided space for our sales: Peace Arch Hospital Foundation • Crescent Gardens • Semiahmoo Mall and to numerous friends of Kiwanis in the community, who kindly sold cakes to their friends and neighbours. You all made a difference, and we thank you for your help. Yours for a healthy and caring community Randall (Randy) Pape, President
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Region’s drug deaths soar Jeff Nagel
from seven) and Maple Ridge had 23 (up from 14). Illicit drug overdose deaths Other cities with 10 or in B.C. jumped 27 per cent in more drug deaths were 2015 and that grim statistic was Nanaimo, Victoria, Kelowna, even worse in the Fraser Health Burnaby, Prince George, region, where deadly overdoses Langley, Coquitlam and New soared nearly 50 per cent. Westminster. A total of 465 B.C. residents December was particularly died from illicit drugs last year, bad, with 62 deaths recorded almost 100 more than in 2014, provincewide, the largest according to new statistics from number in any single month the B.C. Coroners over the past 10 Service. ❝Fentanyl is part years. Fraser recorded the of the problem, but An estimated 30 largest number of cent of overdose it’s far, far, far from per drug deaths of any deaths involved being the whole fentanyl – either the B.C. region in 2015 problem.❞ – a total of 166, up dangerously potent from 111 in 2014. synthetic opiate by Barb McLintock “It’s been coroner spokesperson itself or mixed with particularly severe other drugs – and in the Fraser that proportion has region,” said coroner service steadily climbed over the past spokesperson Barb McLintock. three years. “That’s really, really large even Because powdered fentanyl when you factor in things like is often added to other street increasing population.” drugs and unknowingly Broken down by municipality, ingested, public health officials Vancouver still had the most say it’s been responsible for an overdose deaths at 118. unusual number of overdoses in But Surrey had 67 drug deaths recreational or occasional drug last year, a jump from 42 in users, rather than long-term 2014. Abbotsford had 24 (up injection-drug users. Black Press
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A Surrey Mountie facing several gun charges has swapped a jury of his peers to a judge alone. Surrey RCMP Const. David Matthew Clarke appeared before Justice Elizabeth Arnold-Bailey Monday in New Westminster Supreme Court, where he faced eight gun-related charges. That’s down from 12, as Arnold-Bailey ruled the evidence from a police search
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lex Bois-Bonifacio never imagined that she’d feel punished for wanting both a business and a family. But at 30 years old, as doctors tend to her newborn daughter – born with a life-threatening birth defect – that’s exactly the case for the owner of White Rock’s Spiritual Ingredients bakery. “It turned out to be sort of a little bit of a punishment to do the best business decision of not drawing a salary,â€? Bois-Bonifacio said Tuesday from BC Women’s Hospital, where Aila was born Jan. 14. “If you aren’t drawing a salary, you aren’t eliâ??It’s amazing gible for any to see how far maternity and how wide benefits. In the support has the governspread. It has ment’s eyes, on paperlifted us‌â?ž work, I’m not Alex Bois-Bonifacio working.â€? With her first child, Bois-Bonifacio simply took four weeks off, then brought her son to work with her. She had expected to do the same with Aila. That all changed last month, when she and her husband Alvin learned of Aila’s critical condition – a congenital diaphragmatic hernia – 35 weeks into the pregnancy. Affecting one in 2,200 births, it occurs when the fetus’s diaphragm either fails to form or to completely close, leaving a hole that allows abdominal organs to travel into the chest cavity and inhibit the growth of the heart and lungs. The survival rate, according to the Canadian Pediatric Surgery Network, is 63 per cent. While Aila’s parents have been told her case is considered moderate as opposed to severe – she was born with her small and large intestines, as well as her spleen, in her chest – she remains in the neonatal intensive-care unit (NICU) at BC Women’s Hospital. “Aila’s doing very, very well, but she’s still got a long road ahead of her,â€? Bois-Bonifacio said. “The biggest news we’ve received so far is they think they can almost say she’s guaranteed to be out of the
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woods.â€? The parents have yet to be told conclusively that their daughter will survive. That news is hoped to come this week, as doctors gauge the status of Aila’s pulmonary hypertension. But, “my husband and I have kind of learned to hear those things and not get too hopeful‌ We’ll kind of take it one day at a
time. We’ve learned to celebrate the small things on the days that they come.� She noted it was “kind of miracle� that Aila’s condition was discovered pre-birth at all. It was only diagnosed as a result of extensive monitoring Bois-Bonifacio was undergoing for borderline pre-eclampsia – a high blood pressure condition that can also be
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All-day event set for March 1 at White Rock Community Centre
Savvy Seniors to focus on safe travel, finances Tracy Holmes Staff Reporter
Safety – travel, financial and personal – is
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Johnston Road Streetscape Revitalization The City of White Rock Council has identified the development of the Town Centre as a strategic priority. The revitalization of the Johnston Road streetscape is an opportunity to improve the vibrancy and functionality of Johnston Road as the commercial heart of the Town Centre. Building on past Johnston Road studies and consultations, the City is re-engaging the community to develop a collaborative Concept Development Plan for Johnston Road in 2016. We need your input! Community Survey – On now until Wednesday, February 3 Answer our short seven question Johnston Road Streetscape Revitalization Community Survey available on our Talk White Rock platform, talkwhiterock. ca. Please make sure to sign in or sign up before completing the survey. The survey closes February 3, 2016. Public Workshop – Wednesday, February 10 Please also consider participating in the upcoming public workshop on February 10, 2016 at the White Rock Community Centre from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Results from the above survey will be available. Participants of the interactive three-hour workshop will be asked to: • Share what makes Johnston Road unique; • Discuss aspirations and obstacles to street improvements; and • Develop preliminary principles to guide the work Please confirm your attendance by emailing your name and address to imagine@whiterockcity.ca prior to Friday, February 5, 2016.
feature guest speakers, break-out workshops and opportunity for attendees to put their questions directly to local experts. A special guest is hoped to further entice local seniors to participate. Travel expert Claire Newell told Peace Arch News she will address “all sorts of things” – from tips for travelling safe, to trends and deals – to help seniors travel smart. She’ll also suggest a number of travel-safety apps for smartphones, such as Help Call, which dials 911 internationally with one click of a button.
White Rock personal safety; RCMP crime mature driving; prevention coand fraud. ordinator Julia “It’s all Everett said important police and fire information,” officials will Everett said, cover when noting finanto dial 911 – cial fraud can to report an be particularly Claire Newell emergency or hard-hitting. travel expert crime, but not “It’s not that an earthquake the numbers – and what happens (of victims) are so large, once those buttons are but when they do get pushed. people to fall for it, it “I think it’s important can be extremely devfor people to know the astating and wipe out process,” Everett said. their finances.” Break-out sessions will Everett stressed cover fire safety in the that the goal of Savvy home and emergency Seniors is to share inforpreparedness; financial mation to help seniors fraud and elder abuse; boost their safety at
home and abroad. “We don’t want people to be fearful, and think crime’s waiting around the corner, but just a little extra vigilance can go a long way to make sure you’re not a victim,” she said. The sessions will be interactive, and the day is to include lunch with White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin and RCMP Staff Sgt. Lesli Roseberry. Space is limited. To register, call 604-5412199. There is a $5 charge; lunch is sponsored by the Semiahmoo Volunteer Community Policing Society.
Seniors advocate to visit White Rock B.C. Seniors Advocate Isobel Mackenzie will be at the White Rock Community Centre next week to discuss housing, residen-
tial care and caregiver distress. Hosted by the Semiahmoo Seniors Planning Table, the Feb. 3 visit is set for noon to 3 p.m., and will include an opportunity for attendees to
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Eagle spottings on the rise H uge numbers of bald eagles congregate in Delta for the winter. Some gather on the tidal marshes around Boundary Bay, feeding on the tens of thousands of ducks and shorebirds that use the bay as a wintering area. Other eagles prefer the easy pickings at the Vancouver Anne Murray Landfill at Burns Bog or the compost heaps and farm fields along 72 Street. The Christmas bird count held each year at the end of December regularly records between 600 and 1,300 bald eagles within a 24-kilometre radius of Ladner. Yet, as longtime residents will remember, there was a time when there were few eagles in the Fraser delta. Their numbers have steadily risen over the last four decades. Christmas bird count data (on the Audubon.org website) reveal that on average between 1958 and 1974, fewer than three eagles were observed on the single day,
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Two bald eagles spotted on White Rock’s ‘hump’ last July. mid-winter count. Today, it is a common occurrence to see a dozen or more adult and juvenile eagles perched in a single tree. The local population shift began in the 1980s, when average count numbers first rose to 76, then increased through the 1990s to 234. Since 2006, the average tally on the Christmas bird count has soared to 936.
Audubon and Bird Studies Canada partner in organizing Christmas bird counts, which began in 1900. The information gathered by thousands of volunteer birdwatchers is very valuable in learning about North American birds. While a single year’s data can be misleading, collectively, the surveys can demonstrate population trends, such as the increases in Delta’s bald eagles and Anna’s hummingbirds (now a common garden bird, yet only observed on our local count since the mid-1980s). Some other bird populations have declined. The Ladner count is often first in Canada for high numbers of birds, with typically 140-152 different species, but in 2015 only 134 species were seen, with the cold, wet weather being a factor. Other eagle counts are conducted at salmon spawning sites. Last Fall, 1,400 bald eagles were recorded on the Chehalis River. In contrast, at Brackendale on the Squamish River, only 411 eagles were counted in January, compared to 3,700 back in 1994. There are many complexities to the population dynamics of these majestic birds. Anne Murray writes monthly in the Peace Arch News – www. natureguidesbc.com
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Section 165 of the Community Charter requires all municipalities to prepare a Financial Plan for a period of five years to be adopted annually by bylaw. It also requires Council to undertake a process of public consultation regarding the Five Year Financial Plan before it is adopted.
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The Finance Committee of City Council has scheduled a public meeting to consider the Operating and Capital components of the Draft City of Surrey Five Year (2016 – 2020) Financial Plan (the ‘Draft Plan’), to be held in the Council Chambers at City Hall, 13450 – 104 Avenue on: Date: Wednesday, February 10, 2016 Time: 4:00 p.m. Interested members of the public will be given an opportunity to speak directly to the Finance Committee regarding the Draft Operating and Capital Plans directly following the staff presentation on Wednesday, February 10, 2016. In addition, the Chair of the Finance Committee will receive written comments from the public with respect to the Draft Operating and Capital Plans, on or before Wednesday, February 17, 2016. Written comments (including the name and address of the sender) may be sent to: Chair, Finance Committee City of Surrey 13450 – 104 Avenue Surrey, B.C. V3T 1V8 Email: clerks@surrey.ca Fax: 604-501-7578
Once the Finance Committee is satisfied that the Operating and Capital component of the Draft Five Year (2016 – 2020) Financial Plan is acceptable, it will be submitted to City Council for approval at a Regular Council meeting, which is expected to occur on February 22, 2016.
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When Rod and Didi Torr bought the ABC Country Restaurant in South Surrey 27 years ago, it was supposed to be a temporary measure as the family got on its feet in a new country. Having immigrated to the Lower Mainland from South Africa with their two young children, the Torrs were introduced to the owners of the restaurant chain and told they had a location up for grabs on the thenKing George Highway. “The idea was to buy the restaurant, try to build it up and go do something else with my life,” Rod said. “And we just stayed. We fell in love with White Rock, and the people were so good to us.” The Ocean Park residents shared their memories of nearly three decades at the popular dining spot, after hanging up their aprons for good in September to enjoy retirement. When they started in 1989, Rod told Peace Arch News, the restaurant scene on the Semiahmoo Peninsula was much different than it is now, with only a handful of dining establishments to choose from in the area. As the community grew, the Torrs’ business remained successful, something the couple
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Rod and Didi Torr, longtime owners of ABC Country Restaurant in South Surrey, retired in September, after 27 years in business. attributes to the loyalty of cus- term staff helped bring customtomers and the “tremendous” ers back. Didi agreed, noting “people support from their staff, who they described as part of the knew beforehand they were going to get a turkey dinner, family. They also noted their penchant they weren’t going to get a prawn for consistency and sticking to tower.” Running a busy restaurant what they know was a factor in staying competitive for all those while raising daughter Donné and son Rowan made for long, years. “We didn’t ever try to be some- tiring days, the Torrs recalled. thing we weren’t,” Rod said, add- The youngsters would often be ing the familiar faces of longi see page 15
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Focus turns to travel, volunteering i from page 14 kept busy in the upstairs office while their parents tended to the business. Rod and Didi would also work staggered shifts at the restaurant while the other stayed home with the kids. The Torrs said they were fortunate enough to have trusting and competent staff, which allowed them to travel, however, Didi admits there were often phone calls and text messages back to the restaurant while they were away. And while they have plenty of great memories watching their staff grow, get married and have children of their own, there were also less-thanfond times, the Torrs said. In 1999, an electrical fire that started in the woman’s washroom forced them to shut the restaurant down for two months. “That was a very trying time,” Didi recalled. When the Torrs were approached about selling the restaurant last spring, not long after the chain was bought by Ricky’s Country Restaurant, Rod said he wasn’t ready to throw in the spatula… at first. “But then you start looking at people around you passing on and you realize you have to do it while you can,” he said.
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ABC Country Restaurant was bought by Ricky’s. The couple is now looking ahead to their retirement years, which they plan to fill with travelling, volunteering and “learning to relax,” although the Torrs admit that life away from the restaurant is “bittersweet.” “We don’t have the constant worry and stress of the restaurant,” Didi, 58, said. “But I miss all the customers and the staff.”
Yoga studio aims for home stretch New owners of a South Surrey yoga studio are hosting an allday fundraiser to help expand classes and services. Gillian Gardner of Vayusha Yoga said the Jan. 31 yogathon is hoped to raise enough funds to develop their loft space into a second studio for restorative classes, child minding, teacher training and the like.
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The Jan. 31 event – cost is $40 or $100 for the day; the latter price includes five chances at winning a one-year membership – is set for 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and is to feature food, talks, classes and workshops. Instructors have donated their time. For more information, email info@vayushayoga.com or call 778-988-9642.
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Camp Wakonda, featuring a school bus crash, is one of four sculptures in Graeme Patterson’s Secret Citadel exhibition, on display at Surrey Art Gallery. Below, Grudge Match, features a miniature scale gym with wrestling mats. Boaz Joseph photos
Graeme Patterson’s Secret Citadel exhibition at the Surrey Art Gallery explores childhood memories and friendships
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f you happened to be a childhood friend of Graeme Patterson’s, consider yourself, one way or another, remembered. The New Brunswick artist spent five years building four massive, intricate sculptures – dioramas, in a sense – dedicated to young male friendship, from childhood through to adulthood. The solo exhibition is on display at the Surrey Art Gallery, part of a Graeme Patterson two-year, cross-Canada artist tour. The history of the exhibition, he explains, stems from a friend he had from about age five to age nine while growing up in Saskatoon. Though the exhibit’s four sculptures might have been a linear memory of events, they
contain seemingly unrelated elements that include art (in once case, an ideal art studio inside a mountain), conflict (including a wrestling gym), a fiery bus crash and a player piano with a bar inside. Patterson admits it’s not easy to make sense of it. There are recurring motifs, an anthropomorphic bison, representing Patterson himself, and a cougar, representing his old friend Yuki. The two figures show up as human-sized torsos, as well as tiny figures around the sculptures. When not full-sized torsos or miniatures, they can be seen throughout the exhibition in stop-motion animation, wrestling, sitting at a bar, jumping on trampolines or engaged in mortal combat. Patterson says he’s taken liberty with his “reconstruction of memories.” The first sculpture, for instance, is called The Mountain, and contains childhood homes of the two boys and what was definitely not a mountain, but East Hill in Saskatoon. “To us, it was a mountain,” explains
Patterson. “(I was) trying to make something bigger than it really was.” The second sculpture, called Camp Wakonda, features a miniature bus crash based on an event that took place when Patterson was 16. Camp Wakonda features the most tension of the four in the exhibit. The third, Grudge Match, features an elaborate wrestling gym tucked underneath a set of life-sized bleachers. Miniature scenes beside the gym include a locker room and exercise room – with
incredible detail. Patterson says Grudge Match is based on his teenage history of wrestling. The bleachers, which were clean before the exhibit was launched, were covered in graffiti in Quebec – on purpose – during the start of Patterson’s tour. The final sculpture is Player Piano Waltz, with music composed by Patterson. It’s a complicated piece, with more stopmotion animation and the darker theme of being alone in a bar (inside the piano), with more visits from the bison and cougar. Yuki, the childhood friend the cougar is based upon, hasn’t been heard from since the artist was about nine years old. Patterson has searched high and low for him and suspects he may live in Japan. It’s a place, says Patterson, where “there are a lot of Yukis.” Secret Citadel is on display at the Surrey Art Gallery until March 20. A panel discussion about the show takes place Feb. 20 and an exhibition tour is set for March 2. The gallery is located at 13750 88 Ave.
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cultures. The Alpha Power Speaking Youth Awards gala – taking place tonight (Friday), 6-8 p.m. at the
Bell Performing Arts Centre (6250 144 St.) – is the first in what will It’s a step forward for providing be a series of annual events, orgaa voice for Canadian youth of all nizers from the non-profit Chinese Village Club say. Some 19 finalists – in age categories six to 10, 11 to 14 and 15 to 18 – will share their perspectives on family, multiculturalism and cross-culture by James Barrick communication, vying for prizes and awards in a show that will also include a variety of multicultural entertainment. And while event director Erica Gong and CVC director Adele Yu acknowledge that the first edition of the event, sponsored by Alpha Financial Services, has drawn youth primarily from the ChineseCanadian and Korean-Canadian communities – largely because of the short timeline since it was announced in October – the aim for the future is to emphasize participation from children and teenagers of all cultural backgrounds. Finalists in the English-language contest were narrowed down at the end of December from close to 100 two-minute online submissions, Yu said, adding that there has been a lot of interest from immigrant © 2015 United Feature Syndicate, Dist. by Universal Uclick parents in White Rock and ACROSS 1. Promontory 5. Dispatch 10. Marsh birds 15. Stout’s Wolfe 19. Uncork 20. Flat expanse 21. City in Germany 22. Hodgepodge 23. Fall apart: 3 wds. 25. Produce: 3 wds. 27. The Duchess of York 28. Copy 30. Moves effortlessly 31. Badge 34. Receive 35. Laissez- -36. Fluorine and chlorine 37. Bouquets 39. Held sway 40. Movie clip 42. Room on the QE2 43. Miss the mark: 3 wds. 45. Top 48. Antelope genus 49. Stared 50. Bird or David 51. Peacenik 52. Doily 53. Wise guys 54. Shelter 55. Saddle animal 56. Some Hall of Famers 58. Trifled 59. Most healthy, in a way 60. Gutter’s place 61. Misjudged 62. -- -colored 63. Busier anagram 65. Pellucid 66. Prison term 69. Oak-to-be 70. -- caramel
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Officials including MP Dianne Watts (centre) and White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin join a pre-gala press conference Jan. 16. Surrey who want their children to “Effective communication is a overcome language barriers. key to success,” Watts said, noting At a press conference for the that encouraging the development event, held Jan. 16 at Ocean of public speaking skills among Promenade Hotel, South Surreyyoung people is a valuable contriWhite Rock MP Dianne Watts, bution of the event. White Rock Mayor Wayne Bald“It doesn’t matter where you go win and Moti Bali, president of in life, it will always be an asset,” the International Community she said. Celebrations Society, were on Bali – whose organization crehand to congratulate organizers, ated White Rock’s annual Festiincluding CVC president Ying Liu val of Lights Diwali Integration , directors Yu and Karen Huang celebration – said he had “joined and Alpha Financial representahands with the CVC to help them tive Ruby Gao. create an atmosphere that is truly “Multicultural outreach and inter-cultural.” bonding is what makes Canada Gao said Alpha Financial feels a special,” Baldwin said. Adding “responsibility to support and prothat “one of the hardest things to mote new and important events in do is public speaking,” Baldwin the community.” extended an invitation to winners For more information on the of the contest to attend a White youth awards, visit www.powerRock council meeting. speechca.com
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It’s a guaranteed treat for lovers of the viola, the piano – and the emotive 19th century chamber music of Romantic-era composers Max Bruch, Cesar Franck and Charles de Beriot. Violist Yinzi Kong and her life and performing partner, pianist William Ransom appear at 3 p.m. this Sunday (Jan. 31) at White Rock’s First United Church, 15385 Semiahmoo Ave. – latest in a series of worldclass classical afternoon performances presented by Encore Peninsula Concerts and co-sponsored by the City of White Rock. Series artistic director Eugene Skovorodnikov – himself an internationally recognized concert pianist – notes that Kong is one of the foremost exponents of the viola in the world today. “She is a beautiful, beautiful viola player, one of the top-notch players, and William is an exquisite performer himself, with a very solid background and taste. “They complement each other really well.” The larger sister of the violin, the viola is considered the middle voice of the violin family – deeper than the violin, higher than the cello – in the orchestra and the traditional
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Violist Yinzi Kong. string quartet. Just as the cornet resembles, yet differs in tonal quality from the more popular trumpet, the viola has a different emotional timbre from the violin, and, indeed, ‘speaks’ differently in the hands of the player. As a founding member of the internationally acclaimed Vega String Quartet, based at Emory University Atlanta – where Ransom is director of piano studies and founder and artistic director of the Emory Chamber Music Society – Kong is thori see page 20
Artist’s impressions “Whimsical aesthetic” meets “gestural urgency” in the watercolours of Moldovan-Canadian artist Victoria Toderas, whose show ‘Impressions of Abstract City’ opens Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. in the Turnbull Gallery, South Surrey Arts and Recreation Centre. Toderas, who came to Canada eight years ago, is a frequent international traveller skilled in both traditional classical watercolour and abstract painting technique. Owner and instructor of the Kalora Studio in Burnaby, Toderas said she is inspired by both classical and modern urban architecture and the quality of life of city dwellers around the world, in works that embrace both traditional and contemporary approaches to the subject. Born and raised in Moldova – a small agricultural country sandwiched between the Ukraine and Romania, known historically as Moldavia – she has had shows in her native country, Italy, Russia and in Canada and has works in private collections both here and in Europe. The artist will be present at the opening, which will also feature music by singer Gabriella Arce and guitarist Sergey Maryshev. The show continues until Mar. 4 at the gallery, located at 14601 20 Ave. – Alex Browne
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i from page 19 to the U.S. to continue their oughly versed in the viola’s education. “They’re all fantastic instruensemble role. But the Shanghai born mentalists in their own right,” and raised musician is also he says. But he’s also familiar with supremely qualified to champion the instrument in a solo the duo that she and Ransom formed, which has also context, Skovordnikov says. “The viola is very beautiful – frequently travelled and perprobably the instrument clos- formed internationally. “They were part of my conest to the (Renaissance and Baroque era) viola da gamba cert series in 2011 in Richmond,” he says. “They love and viola d’amore,” he says. Vancouver, and “It’s very sweet, ❝…it will be William said they not as bright and brittle as the violin fascinating to hear wanted to do this – it’s this gorgeous, what happens.❞ concert as part of a working vacation vibrant, deep-texEugene Skovorodnikov – they’ve booked a tured sound.” Encore hotel in Vancouver Given the preand they’re very eminence of the violin, there are not too many independent, which is great dedicated solo pieces for the because I can spend time with viola, Skovorodnikov points two very good friends, rather out, noting that works are usu- than technically acting as a ally adapted from the violin or babysitter!” Born in Nashville, Ransom clarinet repertoire. “The clarinet and the viola is a graduate of Juillard and have the same range and has been head of the piano program at Emory University nature, in a way.” He says he first encountered for the past 30 years, SkovoroKong as a member of the Vega dnikov says. “He was the one most instruQuartet, which began life as a group of fellow music gradu- mental in making the Vega ates from Shanghai who went Quartet resident at Emory – he
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Pianist William Ransom will join violist Yinzi Kong Sunday at First United Church. realized they would ‘raise the bar’ in the (Atlanta) area. “He moved mountains and now they have a fantastic music program – he’s quite a force.” Skovorodnikov describes one of the major pieces of Sunday’s
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Valley West regain top spot with win For 12 hours last weekend, the Valley West Hawks had dropped to second place in the BC Hockey Major Midget League (MML). But by Sunday afternoon, they were back atop the standings, making up for a poor performance Saturday with a 3-1 victory over the Cariboo Cougars. The Cougars, 9-4 winners Saturday over the Hawks in the first
of two games played in Richmond as part of the MML’s Showcase Weekend, are tied for first with Valley West on points. But the 23-6-1 (win-loss-tied) Hawks have played two fewer games than Cariboo (22-7-3) and have now won the head-to-head season series. Cariboo got off to a fast start to the weekend, scoring three times in the first eight minutes of play
and taking a 4-1 lead after one period of play. They were up 6-2 after 40 minutes. James Malm was in on all four Hawks goals, scoring twice and assisting on the other two from Michael Farren and Christian Bosa. The Hawks scored three times with the man advantage, but allowed one shorthanded goal.
Malm was again the offensive leader Sunday, as the Hawks shut out Cariboo for much of the game. Ben Evanish gave Valley West a 1-0 lead after one period, with Malm drawing an assist. Malm tallied once each in the second and third periods, giving Valley West a 3-0 lead before the Cougars scored their lone goal with just two minutes remaining.
With 10 games remaining on their regular season schedule, the Hawks will play twice against the fifth-place Fraser Valley Thunderbirds (14-10-6) next weekend. The first game is Friday night at 7 p.m. in the Langley Events Centre, with the rematch set for Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Abbotsford Recreation Centre. – Rick Kupchuk
Track athletes set their sights high A handful of Peninsula athletes are heading south next week, to hone their high-jump skills at the West Hub National Team Training Camp. The foursome – Semiahmoo Secondary’s Alexa Porpaczy, Elgin’s Joel Della Siega, 2012 Olympian Mike Mason and South Surrey’s Django Lovett, whose accomplishments include a gold-medal finish at the 2013 Canada Summer Games – leave Monday (Feb. 1) to spend two weeks at the Chula Vista Olympic Training Centre in California, preparing for competitions this summer. Porpaczy, who won gold at nationals and a provincial gold hat-trick in 2015, and Della Siega, a provincial gold medalist, have their sights set on the Junior World Championships in Poland. Lovett and Mason – who placed first and second in the Jan. 16 indoor track opener at the University of Washington Indoor Preview – are aiming to qualify for the Rio 2016 Olympics, set for August. All four – dubbed Ziggy’s Air Force, for coach Zbigniew Szelagowicz – are to compete this weekend at the UW Open before flying out. Lovett, 23, who recently graduated from the University of New Mexico after winning a full athletic scholarship, has also launched a gofundme campaign to help with his track-related training expenses, including the cost of flying to San Diego next week. He’s hoping to raise $10,000 for the year ahead; as of Wednesday, donations had reached $995.
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Delta Coastal Selects’ Rowan Childs (left) goes down after colliding with Karnveer Athwal of SFC Pegasus during an under-16 boys’ soccer game at South Surrey Athletic Park on Jan. 23. The Delta squad came out of Saturday’s game with a 2-0 victory, and are currently in first place in the U16 A division with a 13-4-0 (win-loss-tie) record.
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Semiahmoo Rock Minor Lacrosse was once again well-represented at the BC Junior ‘A’ Lacrosse League draft, which was held earlier this month in Langley. A half-dozen Semiahmoo Rock midget players were chosen by local junior clubs, led by Calvin Hafner, who was a first-round selection – seventh overall – of the Port
Coquitlam Saints. Hafner’s Semiahmoo teammate, Dawson Bancroft, was the next player off the board, going in the second round to the New Westminster Salmonbellies. Two players were picked in the third round – Mitchell Podgornik went to the Burnaby Lakers and Max Duchnycz to Port Coquitlam, while Lucas Bradley and Shay Lalor were drafted in the fifth round, by Port Coquitlam and
New Westminster, respectively. A handful of players from the Surrey Lacrosse Association also had their names called on draft day. Jeremy Liew was picked in the fifth round – fifth overall by the Langley Thunder; Chase Wright went in the third round to Port Coquitlam; Brendan Szabo went to the Delta Islanders in the fourth round, while Tyler Briggs was a fifth-round selection of Port Coquitlam.
The six-round draft was held Jan. 9 at the Langley Events Centre. It’s the third year in a row that Semiahmoo Rock midget players have featured prominently in the BCJALL draft. Last year, six players were picked, including first overall selection Tre LeClaire, and 2014’s draft class also featured six Semiahmoo members, led by thirdoverall selection Carter Dickson.
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Athletes vie for B.C. title Rick Kupchuk Black Press
Three local athletes are among the finalists for Sport BC’s Athlete of the Year Awards. Michelle Kim and Christabel Nettey of Surrey, and North Delta’s Michael Milic are each among three finalists in their respective award categories. The awards ceremony will be on Thursday, March 10 in Vancouver. Kim, a golfer currently attending the University of Idaho, is a finalist for the Female Junior Athlete of the Year award. In the 2015 season, Kim won the CJGA Western Canadian Junior Championship in March at Surrey’s Northview Golf and Country Club and also won the Canadian Junior Championship in Yorkton, Sask. in August. She also became the first golfer from British Columbia to receive the Canadian Junior Golf Association’s (CJGA) Helena Harbridge Sportsmanship Award, which recognizes sportsmanship, dedication and commitment.
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Surrey’s Michelle Kim with her first-place Canadian Junior trophy last year. “I’ve always had big goals and dreams for golf,” Kim said. “This game requires commitment and dedication, and golf has taught me both of those things.” Also nominated for the Female Junior Athlete of the Year award are Emily Overholt of West Vancouver (swimming) and Raquel Tjernagel of New Westminster (athletics). Milic, along with Markus Thormeyer of Tsawwassen
(swimming) and Khyber Barnett of Vancouver (karate), is a finalist in the Male Junior Athlete of the Year category. Milic won the gold medal in the Junior Elite category at the Pushor Mitchell Apple Triathlon in Kelowna, and won a silver medal in the individual men’s triathlon at the Western Canada Summer Games. He was also third at the Bare Bones Duathlon in Penticton in May, and placed sixth at the B.C. High School Cross-Country Championships. Nettey is a finalist for the Female Senior Athlete of the Year award, as is Sophie Schmidt of Vancouver (soccer) and Kim Gaucher of Mission (basketball). Nettey, a graduate of Johnston Heights Secondary, won the gold medal in the long jump at the Pan American Games in Toronto and placed fourth in the same event at the World Championships in Beijing, China. The fourth-place finish was the best ever by a Canadian long jumper at a world championship event.
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next season. The Mariners – winners of the past two AA Tier 2 provincial titles – will play at the AAA level next season, and are seeking sponsors to help the team buy new equipment, cover travel expenses and help cover costs for the players’ strength and conditioning sessions. Donors will get a tax receipt, as well as potential to advertise on team uniforms, banners and the team’s website. For info, visit www. earlmarriottfootball. com
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White Rock weightlifter Michael Hungerschafer has some new hardware, following a bronzemedal finish at the 2016 Canadian Junior Weightlifting Championships, held in Regina, Sask. Jan. 16. Hungerschafer, 19, competed in the 94-kg division, with lifts of 106kg snatch, 128 kg clean-and-jerk and 233kg total. Lifting since 2007 with Semi Weightlifting Club, under coach Dieter Stamm, Hungerschafer has competed across North America, and holds records for the 84-kg divisions of the B.C. High School Championships and the Jr. Doug Hepburn Weightlifting Championships. Next month, he’ll head to Port Alberni for the 2016 A&R Memorial.
Curlers win
A team of curlers from Elgin Park Secondary will represent the region at provincials, after taking first place in the Lower Fraser Valley Curling Championships last weekend. The team, skipped by Sarah Loken, will head to the BC Championships in March in Delta. Other team members include Carly Green, Kallie Deptuck, Sukhman Kandola and Natasha Sharma. Loken’s win marks the third time she has qualified for provincials this season; she is also skip of a juniorlevel team that earned a bronze medal at provincials in Kamloops earlier this month, and in February, she will compete on a juvenile team at the BC Games in Penticton. The boys squad from Elgin also competed at regionals last weekend, taking second place.
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Weekend losses eliminate Surrey squad from post-season
Eagles will miss playoffs Rick Kupchuk Sports Reporter
Playing on the road last weekend, the Surrey Eagles were overwhelmed three times in as many games. The BC Hockey League team extended its latest losing streak to five games, falling 5-1 to the Nanaimo Clippers Friday night, 5-2 to the Alberni Valley Bulldogs Saturday in Port Alberni and 7-2 Sunday afternoon to the Powell River Kings. The losses also confirmed the inevitable. The 6-36-2 (win-loss-tie) Eagles are now mathematically eliminated from the BC Hockey playoff race, as they are 31 points out of a playoff position with just 14 games to play. This will be the second consecutive season the team has missed post-season play. Justin Laforest was the busiest Eagle in Nanaimo, as the Eagles netminder was peppered with 54 shots over 60 minutes. He was named the third star of the game, despite conceding five goals. Surrey directed just 16 shots at the Clippers’ net, with Donovan Ott netting his 10th of the season in the second period for the only goal for the Eagles, one which briefly cut a Nanaimo
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But midway through the final period, the Bulldogs tallied four times in six minutes to steal the win. Alberni Valley outshot the Eagles 43-30. Laforest was again in the Surrey goal, making 38 saves. The Eagles again started well – but couldn’t finish strong – against the Kings in Powell River. Jeffrey Stewart notched his seventh of the season with 35 seconds left in the first period for a 1-0 Surrey lead after 20 minutes. Powell River tallied twice in the first half of the second period for a 2-1 lead, but Gage Mackie pulled the Eagles even two minutes later. Andrew assisted on both Eagles goals, giving him four points on the weekend. Powell River took command of the game with three goals in the last six minutes of the second period, then added two more in the third. Darius Davidson stopped 29 of 46 shots in the Surrey goal, while his teammates took 21 shots at the Powell River net. The Eagles are at home tonight (Friday) against the Wenatchee Wild at 7 p.m. at the South Surrey Arena, then visit the Chilliwack Chiefs Saturday night before a game at the Langley Events Centre Sunday at a 3 p.m. against the Langley Rivermen.
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The dishwasher may not seem like much now, but at once point it was the most revolutionary appliance in the home. Look around and you will find many similar technologies in the modern home that were once considered groundbreaking. The dishwasher reduced the need for physical strain, time in the kitchen, and required less water than hand washing. Central heating, air conditioning, the vacuum cleaner, and the washing machine – all of these convenient technologies transformed our interaction with the home. In 2016, homes are becoming even more selfsufficient, cost saving, and tech savvy. From the ground up, technology is changing the real estate industry by providing a new way to view a home before it’s even built. ThinAiR Technologies Inc. is a company in Abbotsford that has developed a mobile device driven set of augmented reality (AR) applications to assist in the marketing processes of real estate developments. Jeremy Noftle, principal and art director of ThinAiR, says the app allows potential buyers to discover real estate
in a totally new way. Users can see 3D models of unit plans from any angle, pan around interior and exterior views to explore each room’s every nook and cranny, enjoy every window’s actual view, and fully experience the property as it will look in its finished setting. All this before construction even begins. “In a lot of cases it can save the developer money because they don’t have to build out a physical show home,” he says. “Augmented reality is taking the old traditional twodimensional plan that a lot of people struggle to read and is giving them a better sense of what they are buying.” If you want to upgrade your current home, there is an app for that too. Smartphone technology that is linked to the home is radically changing the way we protect and interact with our homes from a distance. The number of smartphone gadgets that lets you control lighting, security systems, thermostat, or even play music when you walk in the door, is entirely possible and rapidly evolving. The demand for real-time information that can be accessed from anywhere is also increasing. For instance, if Noftle is sitting at his desk at work and someone rings
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2922 - 140A ST. • $1,728,800 Exec. 5 bdrm. home, updated, OPEN gorgeous white kitchen, granite, S/S appls., updated powder SATURDAY room, stunning new master ensuite. Great room/kitchen opens JAN. 30 to private back yard, large deck. Adjacent to parks, trails, shops, 1:00-3:00 transportation, beaches and fine schools. Roof 2011. HWT 2009. P.M. Teresa Berge 604-760-1950 Hugh & McKinnon Realty Ltd.
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NICO WYND – INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE WITH A HEALTHY LIFESTYLE AND LAND OWNERSHIP! SATURDAY @ 3699 NICO WYND DRIVE • $839,000 Beautiful two bedroom and den, 3 bath, 2250 sq.ft. townhome. Tastefully updated. Quiet location with views of golf course. Parking for four cars! SUNDAY @ #8 - 14085 NICO WYND PLACE • $569,000 Modern, updated, two bedroom, two bath, top floor end unit, 1500 sq. ft. of luxury with ocean, river and greenspace views. Pam Mitchell 604-828-7266 RE/MAX Colonial Pacific Realty Ltd.
Real Estate Corner
Q. We are looking to buy a home soon. What are some signs of overall quality I should be looking for? A.
It is always advisable to have a professional inspector look at a home before you purchase it, but you can do some of the legwork beforehand. Here are some specifics to check: • Walls – Be sure they are straight and show no signs of bowing. • Sturdy Floor – Test for signs of improper flexing. • Sound Roof – Does it appear to be relatively new and well maintained? • Quality Fixtures – Pay particular attention to the baths and kitchen. • Electrical System – Look for adequate outlets and in the main box for a minimum of 100 amps of service. • Heating And Cooling System – Are all rooms connected, and is the system adequate? • Insulation - Look for a minimum of R30 in the roof. The walls can be less, but they need to be well insulated. • Quality Workmanship – Look at the fine details. They will give you a lot of insight. • Water Damage – Be sure water is draining properly outside, and that there are no signs of interior damage. If these items look good to you and you are interested in the home, it is time to hire an inspector to take a more thorough look. They can often find “hidden” problems you may have missed. An inspector usually charges $300-$600. Ask friends, family, and your realty professional for inspectors they trust.
Please Call Me with ANY Real Estate Questions at:
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Derrick Sims
2026 - 128TH ST. • $1,328,000 Exec. home in heart of Ocean Park, OPEN gracious master on main, quiet & spacious great room, stunning SUNDAY kitchen, eating area opens to private, manicured back yard, large JAN. 31 patio area. Formal dining and den. Bsmt. prof. fin. w/2 bdrms., 1:00-3:00 kitchen, family room. 20K heat pump/air cond. installed 2012. P.M. Teresa Berge 604-760-1950 Hugh & McKinnon Realty Ltd. OPEN SUNDAY JAN. 31 2:00-4:00 P.M.
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#34 - 15885 - 26TH AVE. • SKYLANDS Three bdrm. townhouse with master on main plus additional master up. Walkout basement, hardwood floors through the main, granite, stainless steel appliances. $750,000. Louise McKnight / Leslie Zhao 604-531-4000 Bay Realty Ltd. #70 - 2678 KING GEORGE BLVD. "MIRADA" TOWNHOME • $329,900 1205 sq.ft., 2 bdrm., 2 full bathrooms & powder room on main floor, bright & spacious, 9' ceiings, laminate flooring, gas fireplace, plantationstyle shutters, double tandem garage, welcoming fenced & grassed front yard with verandah. Short distance to shops, services, fast bus to Vancouver. Lucas Sheppard 778-245-0991 HomeLife Bernie Scholz Agencies
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William Albert It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of William Albert White at the age of 90. Loving husband to Ann and caring father to Elizabeth and Don, grandpa to 5 and great grandpa to 5. Bill lived a quiet life, was a hard working and faithful provider with a kind and gentle spirit. His favourite pastime was playing golf and we will fondly remember his joy when teeing off on a sunny day.
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Nancy passed away peacefully with her family and close friends by her side on Friday, January 22, 2016. She was born in Yorkton, Saskatchewan on December 3, 1922. She was the second oldest of five children. Nancy grew up in Regina where she met her future husband Eric Dexter. Eric was a friend of her older brother Jack and visited Nancy and her family shortly after the second world war ended. They were married in Vernon, B.C., where her parents had moved in retirement, in September, 1946. Initially they lived in Lethbridge, Alberta, before moving to Moncton, New Brunswick in 1947 where her first son James (Jim) was born a short time afterwards. From there they moved to Gander, Newfoundland where they experienced Confederation in 1949 and then to Winnipeg, Manitoba where their second child Christine (Chris ) was born in 1951. Nancy and Eric stayed in Winnipeg for many years except for a brief stay in Toronto in the mid-1970's Nancy was a stay at home mom until her children were in high school. She then took on several secretarial positions. She and Eric were very active in the Anglican Church. When he retired around 1980, Eric became an ordained minister and Nancy was part of a team ministry at several churches in the Winnipeg area with Eric. A few years later they moved to Winfield, B.C. and then retired to South Surrey where Eric took the position as an Associate Priest at St. Mark, Ocean Park. Eric passed away in 1995, but Nancy remained a very active member of St. Mark's, especially the ACW until recently, when her declining health prevented her from attending services. Until July, 2015 she resided at Pacific Carlton assisted living. She was previously deceased by her parents Albert and Violet Laban, her husband The Reverend Eric Dexter, her brother Jack Laban, her sisters Joan Kersley and Elizabeth Laban and her grandson David Dexter. Nancy has one surviving sibling, Victor Laban (Ruth), her son James (Dianne), and her daughter Christine Boser (Robert). Nancy has three surviving grandchildren, Nicole McLean (Todd), Martin Boser (Glenna), and Jody Dexter (Ryan Hudson). She also has three great grandchildren, Jada and Tryton (Nicole) and Ethan (Jody). She has many nieces and nephews in various parts of Canada. Being active in the church, both as a member and a volunteer, Nancy has always had a huge circle of friends and has deep roots in the South Surrey/White Rock area. She was so very pleased to be able to stay in White Rock close to her friends. A Celebration of Nancy’s Life will be held at St. Mark, Ocean Park, Anglican Church at a later date. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in her name to the ACW at St. Mark or a charity of your choice. Condolences may be offered at www.victoryfuneralcentre.ca Victory Memorial Park Funeral Centre 604-536-6522
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$10,000 Wanted by gold & silver scrap dealer. 12 monthly payments of $1250 in return.
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Advertising Sales Consultant
support our Hospice Society and serve as a legacy of meaning and purpose to a life well lived.
The Peace Arch News has an opening for an advertising consultant.
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You should be a strong communicator, well organized, self motivated and enjoy working in a fast-pace environment. Previous media sales experience is preferred. A car and a valid driver's license are required.
By joining White Rock / South Surrey's number one community print and online newspaper, you can develop a rewarding career in advertising and marketing while contributing to one of the Lower Mainland's most vibrant communities. The team environment at the Peace Arch News will inspire you to the highest level of customer partnership and reward your motivated approach to excellence.
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In-Home Caregiver req for 93 old elderly lady. F/T. White Rock area. $17.50/hr. Exp./flex schedule a must. Responsible for her safety and well being during working hours. catherinefox93@yahoo.ca
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INTERNATIONAL HERBS (BC) Ltd growers of fresh herbs and vegetables located in Surrey, British Columbia is looking for 30 SEASONAL FARM LABOURERS Duties will incl (but are not limited to) the following: Seeding, Planting, Weeding, Harvesting, Processing & Packaging. Ability to operate farm machinery is an asset. No skills or prior exp. required. Hourly pay is $10.49. Work begins March 20th. Please apply in person, (only between 9am-4pm) at 4151 184th St. Surrey.
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The HCOS SE Dept needs a CARE Team Associate to work with our special needs students and their families in the Lower Mainland. Approx 20 hrs./week, starting at $20/hr. Detailed job description & online application form can be found at: www.onlineschool.ca Click About Us, then Scroll To Careers at HCOS
Fabricator / Welder HOTEL, RESTAURANT, FOOD SERVICES
DELI STAFF Required Part-Time for a well established EUROPEAN DELICATESSEN in White Rock. Must be fluent in English. No exp. nec. willing to train. Perm. long term position in a pleasant working enviro. No eves. or Sundays. Not Suitable For Students. Must live locally. Wolf’s Deli 604-531-5030 NEED front counter attendants at TACO DEL MAR! Come join us in a fast paced BAJA environment! Parttime/full-time positions available. No previous experience required. Unit 106 - 1797 152 St. White Rock, BC. Call 604-805-4087
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FRANCHISE
F/T RECEPTIONIST IRONING & LIGHT HOUSEKEEPING Person required immed for 1 day/week in White Rock. Call 905-435-2674 LANDSCAPERS FOR FULL-TIME WORK Looking for 3 experienced landscapers. Pruning & weed spraying exp. an asset. Must be reliable, hard working, and have a positive attitude. Min 2 yrs exp. Room for advancement. Drivers lic. an asset. Serving Surrey, Delta, Langley & White Rock areas. Please call our office at 604538-4599 or Garry 604-250-8606 - we will try you out for 2 days.
White Rock/South Surrey Real Estate Office is seeking an experienced full-time receptionist. Lone Wolf and Quick Office Commander experience, knowledge of and maintaining a website, Mandarin / Cantonese speaking would be an asset. Please send a cover letter and resume to Attention: Barb at: admin@whiterockrealestate.ca
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The LCG has a well established in-house fabrication department that is responsible for manufacturing a large amount of concrete mould equipment, machine components and other related products which are used in the daily production of quality precast concrete products. Abilities; • Use excellent interpersonal communication skills to work closely and cooperatively with Vice-President of Manufacturing, Senior/Production Coordinators, and other welders • Prioritize project requirements, multi task, while staying focused on the project on hand. • Work from blue prints, CAD drawings, and concept drawings. • Accuracy and attention to detail in both work and appearance. • Strong practical welding skills and proven ability to fabricate structural form work or related items.
Apply in person at: PENGUIN MEATS, 1554 - 152 St., White Rock.
HAIRCARE PROFESSIONALS
Mature person to work with Seniors in a S. Surrey Care home. Must have exp with rollers etc. 3 weekdays per week. (604)420-9339
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HELP WANTED BE A PRODUCT SAMPLER
Miss talking to PEOPLE? Are you BORED? Need extra MONEY? BC’s largest, most reputable demo company is hiring Contract Demonstrators for 6 - 10 days a month in local grocery stores. Who are you: • A reliable, mature adult • Man/woman, senior/retiree • A go-getter who loves people • Can work on your own • Enjoy simple cooking When do we need you: • Fri./Sat. &/or Sun. 11:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. (available all 3 days) What do you need: • English reading & writing • Stand unaided 6-7 hr/day • Car is a must to carry supplies • Well groomed & bondable • Carry table & supplies • Food Safe to be obtained Training: • North Burnaby Pay: • $11.50/hr. per hour to start
JMP Marketing Services 604-294-3424, or toll-free 1-800-991-1989 - local 30
Wanted Heavy Industrial Sales Representative
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1.) Attractive salary and benefits including extended health, life insurance, critical illness insurance, employee assistance program, etc. 2.) Supportive, Engaged Atmosphere With Change Minded Management Group. 3.) Future personal growth and development program.
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WAREHOUSE WORKER Metrie has a F/T opportunity avail. for Graveyard or Afternoon shifts, 40hrs./wk with our growing company. Experience is an asset. Must be career driven to join our dynamic team! Competitive Wages & Benefits! Fax resume: 604-888-5242 E-mail: Marcello.Fortuna @metrie.com
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TAX FREE MONEY is available, if you are a homeowner, today! We can easily approve you by phone. 1st, 2nd or 3rd mortgage money is available right now. Rates start at Prime. Equity counts. We don’t rely on credit, age or income. Call Anytime 1-800-639-2274 or 604-430-1498. Apply online www.capitaldirect.ca
We have several openings for Press Helpers/ Stackers at our Delta location. Preference given to those with experience in this field, but is not necessary. Shifts are 12 hours/3 shifts per week or 9.5 hours/4 shifts per week. Must be willing to work nights and weekends. References required. Starting wage is $14.31/hr. Interested applicants should email their resume and references to Linda Wischoff at: lwischoff@blackpress.ca Competition closes: February 10, 2016
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ELECTRICAL
ELECTRICIAN - Dana Thompson Over 24yrs exp. Res/Comm. Free est. Bonded. #14758 604-353-1519
604-720-9244
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APPLIANCE REPAIRS
Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
HEALTH PRODUCTS
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FLOOR REFINISHING/ INSTALLATIONS
HARDWOOD FLOOR REFINISHING ✶ Repairs & Staining ✶ Installation ✶ Free Estimates
Century Hardwood Floors 604-376-7224 www.centuryhardwood.com
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GARDENING
DHALIWAL GARDENING AND LANDSCAPING F Grass cutting - 1-4 x month F Hedge Trimming & Pruning F Winter Clean-up
10% off with this ad 20% off Regular Lawn Maint. Comm/Res, Free Estimates.
.A Ram Gardening All Lawn care, Free Estimates, Lawn Cuts, Aerating, Weeding, Hedge Trimming, Pruning, Moss Control, Bark MulchCall Paul (778)316-3054
ELECT SERVICES Tree Pruning, Topping & Removal Hedge Trimming ~ Disposal
Full Landscape & Maintenance Services Insured ~ WCB Over 25 yrs Exp.
*Free Estimate *Seniors Discount
Call 778-245-5006 To Place An Ad Call 604-575-5555
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GUTTER & ROOF Cleaning/Power Washing since 1982. WCB/Liability insurance. Simon, 604-230-0627
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AT YOUR SERVICE. Carpentry, Concrete, Painting, Rubbish Removal. Call Dave (604)999-5056
HOME REPAIR, CARPENTRY & DESIGN
✔ Minor electrical & plumbing ✔ Painting ✔ Landscaping ✔ Fence & Drywall Repairs ✔ Custom woodwork ✔AutoCAD design specialist
Helping Seniors My Specialty 604 - 916 - 0739
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
FULL RENOVATIONS Including Kitchens, Bathrooms, Man Caves & Basement Suites “ Let’s us fix what someone else tried to fix. “
Call Joe 604-220-4442
CLEANING SERVICES
A MAID 2 CLEAN All Your Cleaning Needs
Competitive Wages & Benefits
Weekly • Biweekly • Monthly Residential & Commercial Services ~ Excellent Rates!! * Licensed * Bonded * Insured
To Apply Please E-mail Resume To blair.gwilson@telus.net Or Fax: 604-873-0919
778-883-4262
Change Your Water - Change Your Life! Contact us at: 604-290-7865 or Email: dropofwealth@gmail.com
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HELP WANTED
KIDS AND ADULTS NEEDED FOR CARRIER ROUTES
DETAILED EUROPEAN CLEANING.
Efficient, Reliable, Friendly, Bonded Excellent References with 20 yrs of experience. Call Ivet: 778-235-4070
E & M MAINTENANCE WINDOW WASHING
Papers are delivered right to your door. No need to insert flyers either! Deliver 2x a week, after school, Wednesdays and Fridays. Call the Circulation Department at 604 542-7434 Route Number Boundaries Number of Papers 17002220 Buena Vista Ave, Finlay St, Lee St, Maple St, Roper Ave, Thrift Ave .................................................. 69 18101407 140 St, 140A St, 141A St, 142 St, 18A Ave, 19 Ave, 19A Ave, 20 Ave, 20A Ave ............................. 93 18101411 141B St, 142 St, 142B St, 143A St, 16A Ave, 17A Ave, 18 Ave .......................................................... 128 18102512 130 St, 16Ave, Summerhill Cres, Crt, Grove & Pl..... 88 18103607 126 St, 127 St, 26 Ave, 26A Ave, 27A Ave, 28 Ave.... 63 18103629 124 St, 124B St, 127A St, 128 St, 24 Ave, 25 Ave ...... 92 18107001 123 St, 124 St, 21A Ave, 22 Ave, Cove Pl, Harbourgreene Dr, Haven Pl ...................................... 83
FOR A BEAUTIFUL GARDEN Garden Design & Installation • Fall Clean-Up • Maintenance
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Excavators, Backhoes, Bobcats & Dump Trucks for hire TOPSOIL & GRAVEL
• Painting • Renovations • Repairs
604-531-5935
Commercial • Residential
SUPREME HEDGES
Handyman from Newfoundland
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FOR ALL YOUR Cleaning Needs Wkly, bi-wkly, monthly. Exc rates. 20 Yrs exp. Jane (604)831-0765
7979 Vantage Way, Delta, V4G 1A6
Pressroom Helpers/ Stackers
.aaa lawn 604-542-1349
Expert In Electrical Repairs & Troubleshooting • Panel Upgrades • Reno’s * Guart. Work * Licensed * Bonded * BBB Approved ~ No job too small ~
. Need Cash? Own a vehicle? Borrow up to $25,000. SnapCarCash. 604-777-5046
TRADES, TECHNICAL
HELP WANTED
CALL FRIENDLY BENJAMIN 604-230-7928
SCOTGUARD ELECTRICAL LTD.
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FLATTEN POPCORN CEILINGS Update your home with beautiful flat ceilings * No Scraping * No Sanding * No Mess
All Electrical. Low Cost. Licensed. Res/Com. Small job expert. Renos Panel changes ~ 604-374-0062
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Opportunity available for career advancement!
PSB DRYWALL LTD.★ All Boarding, Taping, Framing & Texture. Insured work. Dump Removal Service. 604-762-4657 / 778-246-4657
YOUR ELECTRICIAN $29 Service Call Lic #89402 Same day guarn’td We love small jobs! 604-568-1899
Please e-mail resume, including cover letter & references: HR@ langleyconcretegroup.com
SALES REPRESENTATIVES
Quality comes first. Come join an award winning custom home builder. G Wilson Construction is currently hiring for long term positions for projects in Vancouver & West Vancouver. • Senior Project Managers • Project Managers • Project Coordinators • Journeyman Carpenters • 3rd & 4th Year Apprentices • Labourers • OFA 2 Attendants Experience in high-end custom homes preferred.
GARDENING
FINANCIAL SERVICES
GET BACK ON TRACK! Bad credit? Bills? Unemployed? Need Money? We Lend! If you own your own home - you qualify. Pioneer Acceptance Corp. Member BBB. 1-877-987-1420 www.pioneerwest.com
Required for Western Canadian lubricants co. to call on mining, railroads, concrete & cement. High travel. Should have B.Sc. or B.Eng. or Dip.T. and sales experience. Salary of up to $100K for the right individual, plus 10% commission, benefits, car and expenses.
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threescocatering@shaw.ca or Visit us at: www. threescompanycatering.ca
OUR COMPANY OFFERS:
Experience in moulding, millwork, doors and interior finishing detail an asset. F/T - Monday-Friday. Strong Client Base, Competitive Wages, Co. Perks & Health Benefits After 3 Months. Fax: 604-513-1194 Email: johnh @westcoastmoulding.com
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• Home Dinner Parties • Meetings • Funerals • Weddings • B-B-Ques • Birthdays • Anniversaries
Requirements: • Minimum 3-5 years practical work / welding exp. preferably in a manufacturing setting • Min. “C” level welding training, Red seal Fabricator / Fitter preferred • Valid BC driver’s license and reliable transportation • Project portfolio and pictures
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Specializing in Private Events! We Come To You! Doing It All, From Set-Up - Clean-Up.
The Langley Concrete Group Wants You!
Jim’s Mowing Business for Sale Call 310-JIMS (5467)
Will train. Good starting wage.
CONCRETE & PLACING
damaged concrete. Ken 604-307-4923
the Surrey Leader and the Surrey Now.
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SEMI-RETIRED contractor will do small concrete jobs. Patio’s, sidewalks, driveway’s. Re & re old or
Part-time, small vehicle required. Door to Door Delivery, Wednesday, Thursday & Fridays.
Please call 604-575-5342
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES
D Windows Out & In D Gutters cleaned In & Out D Pressure Washing D Serving W. Rock for over 30 yrs D Lic. & WCB insured. D Free Est. Seniors Discount
Eric 604-541-1743 CURLY’S CLEANING. $25/hr. Email Nicole @ nicolevv@live.ca or for more info call, (778)686-4523 AA HOUSE CLEANING LADY for home & office. Excellent refs. Call 604-597-0953
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• #1 Hedge Trim • #1 Pruning • #1 Tree Cutting • #1 Clean Up & Removal Free Estimates!
*Seniors Disc. *Insured *28 yrs.
Jay 604-857-1959 287
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
www.paintitfixit.ca
Honest, reliable, quality work at good prices. Fully insured. Bathroom repairs, reno’s, taps + sink, shower, tiling, flooring laminate. Painting, drywalling, basement reno’s, door & window trim, baseboard, back splashes, cabinets, range hoods, fence & deck repair + replace, pressure washing & more. Call Robert 778-227-7779
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HOME IMPROVEMENTS
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HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 320
MOVING & STORAGE
AFFORDABLE MOVERS www.affordablemoversbc.com
From $45/Hr.
1, 3, 5, 7 & 10 Ton Trucks Licensed ~ Reliable ~ 1-3 Men
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 329 PAINTING & DECORATING
HOME/BUSINESS SERVICES 356
GEE-BEE Ent.Ltd Best Quality and Service in House Painting. New and Repaints. Drywall Repairs.Carpentry Repairs. Fast and Reliable Service.George cell#604-813-5057
Free Estimate/Senior Discount Residential~Commercial~Pianos
LOCAL & LONG DISTANCE
604-537-4140
MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
RUBBISH REMOVAL
563
Residential / Commercial
www.paintspecial.com 778-322-2378 Lower Mainland 604-996-8128 Fraser Valley Running this ad for over 12yrs
Johnson
Cloverdale High Performance paint. NO PAYMENT until Job is completed. Ask us about our Laminate Flooring.
HANDYMAN CONNECTION HANDYMAN CONNECTION Handyman Connection - Bonded -Renovations - Installations Repairs - 604.878.5232
REPAINT SPECIALIST
Vincent 543-7776
Doors, Casings, Walls, Baseboards, Ceiling Repairs - Painting. Finishing available. rene.s@telus.net
New SRI Manufactured homes Singles $74,900. Doubles $94,900. PARK SPACES AVAILABLE REPOSSESSIONS 1974-2010 www.glenbrookhomes.net Chuck 604-830-1960 Trades. Financing. Permits.
Brads Junk Removal.com. Same Day Service. Affordable Rates! 604.220.JUNK (5865)
RENE’S SPRAY & BRUSH PAINTING 778-855-5361 Danish Quality
INTERIOR/EXTERIOR Repairs & Reno’s, Sundecks & Additions, New Homes
372
SUNDECKS
European Quality Workmanship CONTRACT OR HOURLY FREE ESTIMATES 28 YEARS IN BUSINESS
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1 Room-$89/Rm Incl Benjamin Moore Paint. Dave, 604-614-3416
PRISM PAINTING CO.
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HOME REPAIRS
A Gas Fitter ✭ Plumber
20% discount
Furnaces, Boilers, Hot Water Heating, Hotwater Tanks, Drain/Duct Cleaning & Plumbing Jobs.
on re-painting or
A1 BATH RENO’S. Bsmt Suites, Drywall, Patios, Plumbing, Siding, Fencing, Roofing, Landscaping, etc. Joe 604-961-9937.
639 REAL ESTATE SERVICES
10% OFF if you Mention this AD! *Plumbing *Heating *Reno’s *More Call Aman: 778-895-2005
Re-Paint Specialist 15 Years Experience Interior/Exterior, stucco painting.
Per Molsen 604-575-1240
PLUMBING
3 rooms $299 Free Estimates
✭ 604-312-7674 ✭ ✭ 604-507-4606 ✭
Call Sunny,778-893-1786
HANDYMAN Home Repair Services - 45 Yrs Exp Call or Text Henry 604-868-5441
(604)536-8428 WHITE ROCK 1 bdrm apt in the heart of White Rock
A quiet “non smoking” clean apt. Walk to all amenities, tennis courts, Soft ball City, pool, park, beach and on bus route. Refs and lease required. Sorry no pets allowed. Phone for additional info and appt.
MOVING?
Ticketed Painter. N/S. In Business 25 Yrs. A+ Rating
1-4 Bedroom • Internals •• Small & Big Moves • Internals SingleItems Items •• Packing •• Single Packing Supplies Supplies r
.604.536.2216 www.bhserviceplumbing.org
Home Plumbing Service WATER HEATER REPLACEMENT SPECIALISTS
B & B MOBILE SERVICES
*BBB: A+ Rating *Firm Quotes
604-536-6620
Call (604) 542-4663
MIRACLE MOVING
More than 30 Years Experience of True Craftsmanship
Licensed - Bonded - Fully Equip. Residential Commercial, 1-3 Men BIG OR SMALL MOVES Start $45/hr ~ All size trucks Free estimate/Senior Discount www.miraclemoving.ca
Call us for a Free Estimate and Add Real Value to Your Home.
countourpainting@yahoo.ca
604 - 720 - 2009
One Call Does it ALL 287
APPLIANCES Peace Arch Appliance Service to fridges, stoves, washers, dryers & dishwashers. Reasonable. Also Appliance Removal Call Mark (604)536-9092
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604-657-0658
~We accept Visa & Mastercard~
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
506
www.homeplumbingservice.ca
www.BBmoving.ca
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MERCHANDISE FOR SALE
*Same Day Service *$200 FortisBC Rebate
TM
Interior & Exterior Painting Commercial & Residential Crown Moulding Installation
818
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RUBBISH REMOVAL
FUEL
ALDER, BIRCH, MAPLE MIX. Cut up to 16’’ lengths, split, seasoned, ready to burn. $260 a 4 x 4 x 8 cord delivered. Call 604-339-9077
548
HOME IMPROVEMENTS
$950 incls. HEAT & H/W.
Call for appt to view 778.878.0782
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1991 BUICK PARK AVE, white, 4 dr sedan, 219,000 kms, great shape. $1500 firm. 604-538-4883
HOMES FOR RENT
RON Morin
RENTALS 706
APARTMENT/CONDO 2005 CHRYSLER 300 Ltd. 3.5L V6, silk green, all power, new brakes, senior driven TLC. 111K. Like New! $7850. 604-531-3436
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1 Bdrm & 2 Bdrms. Well maintained Concrete High Rise in White Rock close to shopping.
845
SCRAP CAR REMOVAL
The Scrapper
Swimming Pool & All Amenities. UTILITIES INCLUDED. NS/NP
Call 604-538-5337 CRESTWOOD MANOR
1321 Foster St. 1 Bdrm $905/mo IN WELL MAINTAINED NEWLY UPDATED BUILDING. Heat, hot water and secured u/g parking stalls included. No pets, No smoking.
Homelife Pen. Property 604-536-0220
#1 FREE Scrap Vehicle REMOVAL ~~ ASK ABOUT $500 CREDIT ~~ $$$ PAID FOR SOME. 604.683.2200
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Call: 604-363-4631
TRUCKS & VANS
FURNITURE
DINING ROOM SUITE. Like new. Table with 3 extra leafs. 4 Straight chairs & 2 arm chairs. Includes china cabinet with drawers and cupboards. Open to offers. Please call 604-542-5440.
Designing and renovating new kitchens, bathrooms, basements, house make-overs and additions
CARS - DOMESTIC
1 block from Semiahmoo Mall. Available January 1
ACTIVE SENIOR
BBB, WCB & LIABILITY Cell 604-837-6699
FAMILY OWNED SINCE 1973
TRANSPORTATION
Large 1 Bedroom D/W in unit. Concrete building.
PETS
NEED A GOOD HOME for a good dog or a good dog for a good home? We adopt dogs! Call 604856-3647 or www.856-dogs.com
WANTED TO RENT
WHITE ROCK SUNSET VILLA
A-1 Ceramics, Marble, Glass blocks Install/Repair. Res./Comm. 20 yrs exp. Peter’s Tile 604-209-0173
AJM PAINTING
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WHITE ROCK; 2 Bdrm Penthouse ste, freshly painted, avail Mar 1st. $1350/mo. Also 1 Bdrm ste w/beaut ocean view, avail Feb 1st, $840/mo. Both incl heat, water, balcony, storage & prkg. NP/N/S. (604)360-1403
TILING
373B
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MOVING & STORAGE
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WANTED: HOUSE FOR RENT IN WHITE ROCK/SOUTH SURREY Long standing house owners from Victoria, returning to White Rock area looking for a 3bed, 2bath, 2 car garage house for a 1 year lease from March 1 or April 1. We have an old, deaf, mostly blind, silent, non shedding dog. 250-589-9400
. Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 .Aluminum patio cover, sunroom, railing and vinyl. 604-521-2688 www.PatioCoverVancouver.com
CATS GALORE, TLC has for adoption spayed & neutered adult cats. 604-309-5388 / 604-856-4866
.Hayden Painting 778-229-0236 Family Owned & Operated Ryan 778.229.0236
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WHITE ROCK 5 yr old, 3 bdrm grnd lvl. 5 Min walk to pier. Good cond. $1500 incl util/lndry. 604-720-8655
Call 604-538-5085 White Rock, 1 bdrm ste in 55+. New flrs & paint. Minutes to shops, rec centre, transit, parks. $985mo Mar1 NS/NP 1yr lease 604-671-7416
PETS
604-575-5555...Call Us Now!
SOUTH SURREY Behind Choices Market Fully renovated 700sf. 1 bdrm. 1 full bath. New paint, new kitchen, new laminate floors. Gas Stove. Carpet in bedroom. Lots of storage. Private entry. Lots of parking. In suite front load W/D. $900 incls. utils. Available February 15. No pets! N/S Close to transit, amenities and Hwy. 99 Call: 604-488-9161
WHITE ROCK. Sunny & bright 1 bdrm suite. Inc heat & prkg. NS/NP Avail. now. 604-535-0925
311 MASONRY & BRICKWORK BRICKSTONEMASONRYLTD.COM Family owned and operated 40 years experience All types of brick and stonework Free estimate call Dick 604-230-9457
$1,875 incls. utils. Avail. 604-833-0342
Heat & Hot water incl
Member of Better Business Bureau
WCB INSURED
Executive South Surrey
No elevator - 7 Unit building No Pets. Adult Oriented.
633 MOBILE HOMES & PARKS
SUITES, LOWER
2 blks. from Peace Portal Golf Course. Beautiful Brand new. 1,250sf. 2 bdrms. walk out. 1 Full bath w/ heated floors. Insuite lndry. & D/W. Gas stove. 9ft. ceilings. H/W floors. N/P N/S Garage parking. Avail. Feb. 1.
**Strictly NO SMOKING building, suite or balcony**
REAL ESTATE
(Ceiling & Trim extra) Price incls
~ PRO PAINTERS ~ INTERIOR / EXTERIOR Quality Work, Free Estimates
750
2 Bdrm ~ 2nd Floor Corner Unit. $985/mo
We make housecalls!
2 coats any colour
APARTMENT/CONDO
White Rock - 1371 Fir St.
hemibooks@yahoo.com
778-999-2803
RENTALS
HILLCREST VILLA
33765 Essendene Ave. Abbotsford ~ 604-855-1894
All Rubbish, Junk & Recycling needs.
PAINT SPECIAL 3 rooms for $299
329 PAINTING & DECORATING
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WE BUY RECORDS & BOOKS Hemingway’s
Always Reddy Rubbish Removal • Respectful • Reliable • Responsible • Affordable Rates
MISC. WANTED
RENTALS
GARAGE SALES
KIWANIS PARK PLACE 12850 26th Ave. Surrey 55+ Crescent Beach
Clean, cozy 1 bdrm apts. S. SURREY
MOVING / GARAGE SALE
Call for FREE in-home consultation In-house design team and cabinet shop
Sat Jan 30th, 9am-1pm
12931 18th Ave.
JUNK REMOVAL By RECYCLE-IT! 604.587.5865 www.recycleitcanada.ca
Showroom: Unit 62 - 15515 24th Ave. (at King George Blvd.) Tel: 604-538-9622
ABIAN RUBBISH REMOVAL
www.mpbconstruction.com
Classifieds work.
PROMPT & RELIABLE. Free Estimates. (604)897-3423
EXTRA CHEAP JUNK RUBBISH REMOVAL Almost for free! (778)997-5757
An economical solution to advertise your service!
Lots of misc household items!
560
MISC. FOR SALE
4416 KEYCHAINS, new in orig. package + 5 new Keychain racks. $2800/firm. (778)239-9517
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MISC. WANTED
Skyline Apts
Wanstalls Tactical & Sporting Arms
.Hugh & McKinnon Rentals 604-541-5244.
WHITE ROCK Oceanview FURN nr #99 & beach, 2 bdrm, garage, ns/np. Feb. 1. $2400 604-220-9188
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White Rock
OFFICE/RETAIL OFFICE SPACES
*ROSEMARY CENTRE 3388 Rosemary Hts Cres.
Call 604-536-8499
*WHITE ROCK SQUARE 1480 Foster Street 519 sq/ft & 647 sq/ft 604-536-5639 to view/rates
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Have unwanted or inherited firearms in your possession? Don’t know how to dispose of them safely and legally? Contact Wanstalls and we will come and pick them up and pay you fair value for them. Wanstalls has been proudly serving the Lower Mainland firearms community since 1973. We are a government licensed firearms business with fully certified verifiers, armorers and appraisers.
2000 Ford Windstar Sel 7 passenger MOBILITY Van, 1 owner. Equipped with Bruno Curb-Sider Mobility Chair Lift & Original Seating. Exc. cond. 119,000K. $3,500. 604-521-4983
Bachelor, 1 & 2 bdrms Call for Availability White Rock, Live-In Manager Hot Water & u/g parking incl.
Have Unwanted Firearms?
Call today to set up an appointment 604-467-9232 .Russells Rubbish Removal 604-787-7355 White Rock / South Surrey
Close to Crescent Beach, park and transit, easy transit to White Rock shopping, N/S N/P. Pick your floor and rent. 1st - $766; 2nd - $794; 3rd- $821; 4th - $838. Call Lisa to view-604-538-9669 www.kiwanisparkplace.com
SOUTH SURREY- 2nd Ave. & 176th (truck crossing) 500sf. coach house. Like new condition. 1 bdrm. W/D D/W, laminate floors. $900 incls. cbl. (300 channels) Wi-Fi, utils. Available Now. No pets! N/S Call: (604)312-5763
~ Fir Apartments ~ 1455 Fir St WHITE ROCK 1 Bdrm units avail now Heat & hot wtr incl. Swimming pool & rec room On site mgr
Call 604-536-0379
2nd floor office space 301 sq/ft
750
WITNESS NEEDED: Car accident on Jan. 6/16 at 5:50pm at Fraser Hwy & 151 St, Surrey, involving 2016 Kia Sorrento (tan) and 2003 VW Golf (white). Info required regarding third vehicle possibly involved in accident. Please call 604418-1924 with any info
SUITES, LOWER
$1200 - 2 bdrm bsmnt suite with lrge mstr bdrm, strge space. Inclds utilities and internet. Clse to Choices, Sbucks & kids park. @Winter Cres & 147A St. Contact Paul: 604 446 5400 SOUTH SURREY new 2 bdrm suite $1150/mo. Brand new appls, lndry, nr amenities. NP/NS. 604-689-3992 or: europecos@hotmail.com S.SURREY Large sunny 1 bdrm grnd level suite. Suit 1 quiet person. Avail March1st. Ns/np. $825/mo incl laundry, utils, cable. 604-536-4230
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