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Moth spray declared a success No spraying in 2016, monitoring of Gypsy moth to continue By Jeff Nagel Aerial spraying in Surrey and Delta last spring appears to have succeeded in eradicating an infestation of European gypsy moths. Provincial government officials say just two moths have since been found in the 4,500-hectare Surrey spray zone around Cloverdale and Panorama Ridge, and no moths have been trapped in Delta, where 200 hectares was sprayed near where Highway 91 connects to highways 99 and 10. About 200 moths had been trapped in the previous summer of 2014. No further spraying is planned for 2016, according to forests ministry officials, but continued intensive trapping is planned around Surrey to determine what kind of treatment program may be needed in future years. Helicopters sprayed treatment agent Foray
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School challenge helps hamper cause which saw students going door to door to collect on behalf of the Surrey Food Bank. About 30 students took part, raising 1,200 donations. On Friday Dec. 11, Lord Tweedsmuir is holding a Community Donation Drop-off event at the front of the school, located at 6151 180 Street. All parents and community members are invited to bring donations from 2:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. There will be free hot chocolate, coffee, Christmas music and student volunteers on hand to collect as donors drive through. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Determined to beat Clayton Heights in food donations: Claire McCallum, Hannah Hollander and Alan Wu, co-presidents of the student council at Lord Tweedsmuir.
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Just another day To the editor; As Black Friday loomed followed by the impending Christmas season I began to worry about my days. I am fully in support of various causes and events of awareness but our 24 hour slots are quickly being consumed by ‘special days’. Failing to stem the tide we risk finding ourselves with a day shortage. Cyber Monday, Toonie Tuesday, Superbowl Sunday and Seniors Thursday leave only Wednesday, Friday and Saturday unclaimed. ‘Floater’ days remove a vast number more: Boxing Day, Halloween, Valentines Day, Worldwide Celebration of Weights and Measures Day, Wookie Life Day and others are quickly eliminating ordinary 24-hour stretches. Weeks are also falling prey to unilaterally declared causes, Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Global Entrepreneur Week, Worldwide Breastfeeding Week are examples. With fewer weeks available conflicts are arising. The UN-declared World Space Week finds itself at odds with with the Marijuana Users Association, which wants to use the same time slot for World Spaced Week. Geography Awareness Week organizers, however, have gone into talks with their counterparts at the Directionally Challenged Week offices. Both groups are hoping for a mutually productive collaboration. Months are no exception to the onslaught. October was declared 4-H Month, as well as American Cheese Month and Menopause Month. November’s competition sees Banana Pudding Lovers, Pecan Eaters and
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Novel Writers all vying to have this same slot as their own. Future conflict can be assured. I submit that we end this penchant for special days, weeks and months. To have a simple Saturday where there are no concerns other than sitting would be satisfying. A mundane Monday where I do no more than mumble about the morons around me would be marvellous. Weeks without World Alliance groups waving placards and months devoid of declarations of various sorts seems desirable. Act now before the days, weeks and months of your calendar are as gone as
To the editor; Re: “B.C. Views: Lights go out for Site C opponents,” CloverdaleReporter.com. Just a couple of weeks ago I stood at the overlook above the proposed Site C dam site near Fort St John, and saw a swathe of clearcuts. Local residents described how Hydro cut old-growth eagle trees, crushed beaver dams with machinery, and chipped tall trees despite promises to salvage merchantable timber. When viewed against Hydro’s nine-year engineering plan, these are baby steps. Logging riverbanks and harassing eagles is not dam construction. There is plenty of time to stop this costly boondoggle that has been purposely kept sheltered from full regulatory scrutiny. And yes, Virginia, agricultural soils – not just the boreal forest – do store globally significant amounts of carbon. According to the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, agricultural soils are among the planet’s largest reservoirs of carbon and hold potential for expanded carbon sequestration. Even more to the point, agricultural soils produce food, which we can no longer afford to take for granted in an era of droughts and extreme weather. The Peace Valley has the capacity to provide fruits and vegetables for one million British Columbians every year. When the government doesn’t listen – the only option left to citizens is to go to court. Treaty 8 First Nations and Peace Valley landowners are giving it all they’ve got. Ana Simeon Peace Valley campaigner
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Annual light parade to go ahead as planned Sunday in Cloverdale By Jennifer Lang There’s been a groundswell of support from sponsors behind Cloverdale’s biggest, brightest night of the year – Surrey’s Santa Parade of Lights, set to dazzle thousands of spectators in the historic downtown Sunday evening. The 10th annual event combines the good old-fashioned cheer of a lighted community parade featuring an array of floats, cars, trucks and groups plus a dazzling procession of big rig trucks festooned with decorations. Co-organized by the Cloverdale BIA and the Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce, the 2015 event was in jeopardy due to rising costs – and a budget-conscious BIA board that shelved two signature events this year – the Blueberry Festival and the Halloween Costume Parade, in hopes of bringing them back in the future. Last April the Cloverdale BIA board of directors approved a revised budget that allocates more resources to beautification projects and attracting new businesses, among other priorities, but was determined to save the Santa Parade. In September, the BIA launched the Save the 2015 Surrey Santa Parade Campaign, a fundraising drive aimed at businesses and individuals. Along with a pledge of $5,000
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from the City of Surrey announced in October, which will cover approximately 75 per cent of policing and traffic control costs of the parade, key support has come from a range of sponsors pledging $500 and more, ensuring the participation of the Island Equipment Owners Group. In previous years, B.C. Ferry Corporation sponsored these entries by covering travel costs, Cloverdale BIA executive director Paul Orazietti told the Reporter. The Parade of Lights also func-
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Where the lights shine We’re keeping a list and checking it twice so you can find this year’s holiday light displays in Cloverdale and area.
Christmas Lights for Cancer This Friday evening marks the kick off of a holiday light display at the home of Karen and Walter Wagner at 19056 63B Ave. Every Friday, Saturday and Sunday evening during the month of December, Team Eleanor and team Walk the Talk Surrey will be serving coffee and hot chocolate, as well as handing out candy canes to the little ones. Donations will be gratefully accepted on behalf of the Canadian Cancer Society’s Relay for Life campaign. The lights are on from 6 to 10 p.m., Dec. 4 to Dec. 26. “This is our second year of accepting donations and we were most grateful for all those who attended our light display and show and made donations last year,” says Karen Wagner. The display is in remembrance to Walter’s father, and a dear family friend named Eleanor. “We remember those we lost but also remember those going through treatment currently,” says Karen. “The lights bring us and everyone much enjoyment and so we look to a great turnout
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LET IT SHOW Susie Francis and the Versatiles present A Christmas Gift: Let it Show, Sunday, Dec. 6 at the Cloverdale Legion Branch 6, by donation. Show is at 2 p.m.
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this year.” The Bonneteau’s home at 16951 Jersey Drive is a Winter Wonderland display that’s open from 6 to 11 p.m. daily to Jan. 5. They are accepting donations on behalf of Variety, the Children’s Charity. This year there are more lights and more Christmas characters, including a handmade Nativity scene. Tania Gusola says there are more than 15,000 lights and a manger scene at 18244 57A Avenue, where the lights are on from Monday to Thursday from 5 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on weekends
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to 11 p.m. They’re accepting donations for the Surrey Food Bank. Wish Upon a Star, formerly of 19368 62A Ave., Surrey, has moved to 20681 44 Ave. in Langley. Featuring 40,000 lights, an interactive musical snowman and Santa’s sleigh. Sip hot chocolate and take a picture with Bumble, Rudolph and friends. Donations accepted for BC Children’s Hospital.
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EVENTS LADIES’ NIGHT OUT The Cloverdale BIA presents Ladies’ Night Out, Thursday, Dec. 3 from 5-9 p.m. on 176 Street in downtown Cloverdale. Shop, wine, dine and have fun. Follow the red and white balloons. Win a grand prize basket. OLD TIME DANCE Surrey Old Time Fiddlers present an old time dance, Thursday, Dec. 3 at Clayton Hall, 18513 70 Avenue, located 1/2-block north of Fraser Highway on 184 Street. From 7:3010 p.m. Admission $4. For more information call: 604-576-1066. FOOD DRIVE FOR THE CLOVERDALE CHRISTMAS HAMPER PROGRAM Friday, Dec. 4 at Hillcrest Village Mall, 18710 Fraser Hwy, 2:30-8 p.m. Donation suggestions: non perishable food items (canned vegetables and fruit, soup, crackers canned meat or fish, condiments, pasta, rice); grocery and food gift cards; toiletries and personal care items; new gloves, socks and scarves; new, unwrapped children’s toys and gifts (ages newborn to 12 years); mall/store gift cards for youth ages 1317). Donations of cash are also needed. Call 604-574-4001 ext 107 or email CloverdaleChristmashampers@gmail.com. Hosted by Save On Foods, Cloverdale/Port Kells Surrey RCMP, Pacific Community Church, City of Surrey and HIllcrest Mall. CLOVERDALE CHRISTMAS STOP & SHOP Over $500 in door prizes, 30+ vendors and crafters, 50/50 draws, face painting,
10TH ANNUAL SURREY SANTA PARADE Sunday, Dec. 6 starting at 5 p.m. Two parades in one! This is Surrey’s largest evening Santa Parade. Part one is parade of lighted trucks and big rigs, followed by a traditional community parade, from horse-drawn carriages and vintage vehicles, to dance groups, clubs, mascots and more. The parade supports two charities – the Surrey Food Bank and Surrey Christmas Bureau. Spectators are asked to bring along a donation. People will be collecting items and cash donations all along the parade route. There’s an entertainment zone at Hawthorne Square (176 Street and 57A Ave.) with vendors. The parade starts at the corner of 176A Street and 60 Avenue, heading east to 177B Street, then south to 58 Avenue, and west to 176 Street, ending at Highway 10. Organized by the Cloverdale BIA and Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce with the support of a host of parade sponsors. CLOVERDALE BETTER AT HOME Do you need help with cleaning your house or going out grocery shopping? Do you need some assistance raking the leaves and preparing your yard for winter? The Cloverdale Better at Home program is here to help seniors stay independent in their home. For more information please call 604-536-9348. CLUBS/GROUPS FOOD PROBLEM? Is food a problem for you? Do you eat when you’re not hungry? Do you go on eating binges? Is your weight affecting your life? Overeaters Anonymous offers help. No fees, no dues, no weigh-ins, no diets. We are a fellowship. We meet every Thursday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Cloverdale United Church basement, 17575-58A Ave., Cloverdale. Everyone welcome.
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Cold weather keeps shelter doors open By Kevin Diakiw With temperatures continuing to dip into the negative zone, Surrey has opened its extreme weather beds earlier than planned. Peter Fedos, the Extreme Weather Coordinator for Surrey and White Rock, said the forecast of an El Nino winter (a climate condition characterized by warm ocean temperatures, which keeps weather temperate) has not developed yet. Surrey opened the extreme shelters from Nov. 11 to 13, then opened them again on Nov. 19. They have remained open since then and were expected to be up and running until at least Tuesday (Dec. 1). This year, rather than opening all 80 beds at once, organizers are opening a few and making more available as they are need-
ed. Most years, many shelters open, but have several unused spaces. The new method is hoped to maximize the use of available funding, while keeping a reasonable workload for social service providers. Surrey Urban Mission and other sites will open as needed, depending on the weather and anticipated need. That time looks like it’s arrived, Fedos said. “I’m looking at White Rock, and they’re averaging eight (people) a night,” Fedos said. “And that’s a pretty good indication people are coming in out of the cold.” Extreme weather alerts are issued when temperatures dip below freezing, when there is significant snow or windstorms, or heavy rains when it becomes
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difficult to keep dry. Temperatures were expected to dip below freezing for another week, according to Environment Canada. Beds were being made available are at the following locations: • Cloverdale Community Kitchen, 5337 180 St. – 15 beds • Hyland House Newton Options Community Services Society, 6595 King George Hwy. – 15 beds • Legacy Church EWR – Lookout Emergency Aid Society, 9012 160th St. – 25 beds • Positive Haven EWR Shelter - Lookout Emergency Aid Society, 10697 135A St. – 10 beds Anyone in need of a warm place to sleep is encouraged to drop by one of the above locations for information or call 211.
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A new report calls for more doctors to use a provincial database to prevent abuse of prescription pain killers and reduce the number of overdose deaths. The B.C. Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS says only 30 per cent of B.C. doctors use the PharmaNet program. It helps doctors avoid both dangerous drug interactions by determining if patients are using something else, and to see if patients are trying to get opioids like oxycodone from multiple providers. – Black Press
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Sikh health ambassadors Fraser Health has launched a new program through Sikh temples in Surrey and Burnaby aimed at helping the region’s more than 240,000 South Asians improve and protect their health. The Sehat Wellness Ambassador program places volunteers trained by Fraser’s public health team in the temples to encourage actions to prevent illness and chronic disease, such as getting their blood pressure checked, undergoing cancer screenings or getting an annual flu shot. South Asians are four time more likely to contract heart disease and diabetes due to various factors, including family history, diet and lifestyle. “We know that approaching people in their own community is an effective way to promote good health,” said Dr. Victoria Lee, Fraser Health’s chief medical health officer. “The support of temple and community leaders is critical and allows us to use innovative strategies to address the burden of preventable diseases.” Ambassadors will be in the Guru Nanak Sikh
Craft beer lovers should soon find more local varieties in B.C. government liquor stores. The stores will reserve dedicated shelf space starting Nov. 30 for beer from local microbreweries that has not typically been offered in government stores. Exactly what’s sold will vary by location. There are more than 100 eligible microbreweries – producing no more than 15,000 hectolitres a year – and each store is expected to carry up to 12 currently unlisted varieties from the nearest breweries. – Black Press
Booze in restaurants The latest change to B.C. liquor policy loosens the rules for restaurant goers who just want to order a drink, without food. They’re now allowed to sit anywhere in the restaurant instead of being relegated to a separate lounge area or feeling pressured to order food. That’s expected to provide some more flexibility to restaurants that no longer need to have defined lounge areas. “This is a small change that will make a big impact,” said Ian Tostenson, president of the BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association. “The restaurant can open up more physical space that can be used to seat customers who are dining or enjoying a cocktail.” The rules for music and comedy performances are also relaxed. Restaurants no longer have to apply for a permit to host entertainment, as long as patrons aren’t participating in the show. – Black Press
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Guys – watch the game at a local eatery or pub while your other half shops and the two of you can make a night of it by meeting up before and after. Shoppers can enter to win prizes: there are $,1000 in gift certificates up for grabs. Enter to win by shopping at three or more participating stores (between 5 and 9 p.m.). Follow the red and white balloons to find participating merchants. The event is modeled on the Steveston Merchant’s Association’s (SMA) Girls’ Night Out, which draws hundreds of women to the historic district each November. Visit CloverdaleBIA.com for more information. – Cloverdale Reporter
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By Jennifer Lang The Cloverdale Gateway building was a runner up at last week’s Fraser Valley Commercial Building Awards. The Nov. 25 event, held at Cascades Casino in Langley, celebrated the best in commercial and industrial construction in the Fraser Valley, from White Rock to Chilliwack. Surrey Christian School was named best choice overall, and picked up the excellence award in the community institutional category at the fifth annual event. To be eligible, commercial properties must have been completed between Jan. 1, 2014
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The Cloverdale Gateway building at 17577 Highway 10 in Surrey.
and Aug. 31, 2015. Cloverdale Gateway, located at the northwest corner of Highway 10 and 176 Street, is a two-storey commercial building. It was built on a site that had been vacant for years, languish-
ing behind a chain link fence due to remediation efforts stemming from its previous use as a Shell gas station. Surrey Main Works Yard won excellence in the Green building category.
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Red Nose team rides to the rescue for partiers Volunteers based out of Langley will pick up holiday revellers at parties in Surrey, White Rock, Langley and Aldergrove By Monique Tamminga Now in its 17th year in Langley, Operation Red Nose is up and running once again, looking to get people and their vehicles home safe this holiday season. Working in teams of three on Friday and Saturday nights throughout December, (except during Christmas) volunteers will pick up people who have enjoyed too much holiday cheer and get them, and their vehicle, home (or wherever they’re headed next). Drivers based out of
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Bob from Cobra Electric places strings of Christmas lights in a tree high above 176 Street at 56A Avenue in preparation for Sunday’s Santa Parade.
CLOVERDALE LIONS CLUB The Cloverdale Lions Club is looking for new members. Meetings are the second Thursday of the month. Please volunteer your time to assist us in serving our community. Call Terry Riley: 604-576-9248 for more information.
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crews work into the wee hours of the morning. There is no charge for the service but donations are accepted on behalf of Langley Gymnastics Foundation. LGF has been running Operation Red Nose each year for 17 years, with its headquarters located inside the gymnastics club’s office. Many of the main volunteers are staff, parents and others who are part of the foundation. “I’m pretty excited to get going,” said Castron. “But now, taking this on, I had no idea how much work was
involved to get it all organized. I’ve had a lot of help from past co-ordinators and volunteers who have been with us for years.” The daughter of Langley Christmas Bureau co-ordinator Leigh Castron, Megan has roped her mother into volunteering, too. “She said she is all mine, once the bureau is finished,” she said. Several party venues, including Newlands Golf Club, have made donations to the program, recognizing that many of their patrons benefit from ORN.
“We have hot spots we go to, where big events are happening, but mainly it is first-come, first-served,” she said. Castron suggests people call about 30 minutes before they want a ride. Rudy, the reindeer mascot, will be making the rounds with local MVPs, including City Mayor Ted Schaffer, dropping in at several popular party spots during the holidays, to remind people there is a safe and easy way to get home. Operation Red Nose is still looking for volunteer
drivers. It’s fun to sign up in threes, said Castron. That way everyone works together. But they are happy to take volunteers in ones and twos, as well. “Lots of volunteers are coming back this year because they made friends last year,” she said. To arrange a ride in Langley, Surrey, White Rock and Aldergrove call 604-5320888. To sign up for a night of volunteer driving or navigating, go to langleygymnastics.ca.
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Hamper Program. The food is delicious and it’s always a festive time, all the while supporting a fabulous local cause. We want to thank all our members who gave generously to sponsor the Santa Parade of Lights on Dec 6th. It couldn’t have happened without your support and we thank you for stepping up to make sure this Cloverdale tradition stays alive and well in our community.
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The season of giving is upon us! The Chamber is hosting our annual Christmas Luncheon at Pacific Community Church on December 8th. We encourage you all to attend and bring something to support the Cloverdale Christmas
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coming soon. We hope you will consider sponsoring this wonderful event. The new year will bring more networking opportunities and more professional development seminars to help you grow as a business. If you have an interest in hosting a networking event or being a workshop speaker, please call the Chamber office. Our Chamber has been working hard to create bring on more benefit providers for our members. The latest partnership we have secured is with LegalShield. Please read the article included on how your business can benefit from this great service. On behalf of the board of directors, we want to wish you and yours a wonderful Holiday Season!
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Today, Cloverdale Pharmasave is a leader in Complementary (Integrative) Medicine, Veterinary medications, Compounding (making up of special medications from raw materials), consultations, clinics, seminars, BioIdentical Natural Hormone Replacement, Ideal Protein Medically Developed Weight Loss Program, cholesterol and blood pressure monitoring, Home Health Care, and more.
As a family they are passionate about helping both people and animals. They feel that it is important to help animals as well because in many cases our furry friends affect our emotional well-being. They are also passionate about giving back to the very community that supports them. As a commitment to a healthy lifestyle, Cloverdale Pharmasave is particularly proud that they have stopped selling tobacco for over 25 years now! Apart
The most recent health care cutbacks definitely are a challenge to a pharmacy that strives to maintain an exemplary level of customer service. “Pharmacists are expected to provide more services to help close the gaps in the healthcare system, yet those enforcing this may not have a clear picture as to the types of services we provide already”, says Fred.
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Fred, Christine and Josephine are all married with children with Fred being the newest parent to a baby girl. Christine and Josephine both have 2 children. Between the three of them, they enjoy all sorts of activities including skiing, skating, hockey, hiking, biking and most of all spending time with their children! Josephine also enjoys being involved with her children’s school.
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B.C. generosity to refugees ‘overwhelming’ By Jeff Nagel The head of B.C.’s refugee resettlement effort says the generosity of residents towards incoming Syrians is “overwhelming” and he’s relieved the federal government has set a more cautious pace for the transfers. Chris Friesen now estimates 400 Syrian refugees will arrive in B.C. in December and expects another 1,500 in January and February, in line with the federal government’s revised goal of bringing in an additional 25,000 before March. “Now we’ve got a month or so to catch our breath, thank goodness,” said Friesen, the director of settlement services for the Immigrant Services Society
of B.C., which is federally contracted to assist government-sponsored refugees. He said the magnitude of the response in B.C. is stunning. “This has become the great Canadian national project,” Friesen said. “Syrians are for today’s generation what the Vietnamese boat people were to the baby boomers. In the decades to come, we will look back at 2015-2016 as an historic moment in Canadian history when Canadians embraced a humanitarian crisis and responded in untold ways.” Offers of temporary and permanent housing, employment and myriad donations have been flooding in, from donors as diverse as inner city kinder-
garten classes and seniors homes to Jewish synagogues and Sikh businessmen. An 18-unit apartment building in Vancouver’s West End that had been slated for demolition has been offered up by developer Ian Gillespie. “He’s turned it over on his dime – fully furnished with telephones, computers – for up to the end of March so we can get through this crunch period,” Friesen said. Refugees will stay in temporary accommodations like that for a couple of weeks, get oriented, find permanent housing and rotate out as new Syrians arrive. The top priority now is finding the permanent homes, many of
which are expected to be in more affordable Metro Vancouver cities such as Surrey and Coquitlam. Indo-Canadian developer Daljit Thind, an immigrant himself, has offered several well-appointed permanent apartments on Kingsway in Vancouver at welfare rates, far below what they could fetch. Friesen likens the operation underway to suddenly trying to host the Olympics with next to no notice. “We’ve got over 3,500 volunteers. Close to 800 housing leads. A hundred and something employers wanting to offer first jobs in Canada,” he said. “We’ve got grandmothers knitting toques and scarves and gloves,” Friesen said. “We had
a seven-year-old who gave his $2 allowance. A 13-year-old who gave his birthday party money – instead of collecting gifts he basically took money from his friends and gave it to us. It’s unbelievable.” The Immigrant Services Society has helped recruit volunteer, housing and job offers through its website (www.issbc.org) and it also takes financial donations to help fund private refugee sponsorships. The B.C. Muslim Association is also organizing assistance and collecting donations through its website at www.thebcma.com. Material donations are welcomed by Eversafe Ranch Outreach Society in Surrey, Langley and Delta
(eversaferanch.ca) and the Muslim Food Bank (muslimfoodbank.com). About half of the initial 400 arrivals are expected to be privately sponsored and Friesen noted there is no cap on the number of those refugees – significantly more could be brought to B.C. over and above the expected share of government-sponsored refugees, depending on the number and capacity of B.C. sponsors. Numerous religious groups – including Christians, Muslims, Jews and Sikhs – are gearing up to either directly sponsor refugees or otherwise assist them. “It’s a proliferation of every faith, non-faith, businesses, law firms – it’s the whole gamut,” Friesen said. A trickle of Syrian refugees have been arriving in B.C. already. Eighteen families – 51 Syrians in total – have so far come to B.C. in 2015, all of them settling in either Surrey, Delta, Richmond, Burnaby, New Westminster or Coquitlam. “The majority don’t speak English. They’re coming from larger urban centres. Some are survivors of torture,” Friesen said. “It’s a real mixed bag of careers. There are medical students, university students, families with young kids, plumbers, carpenters, accountants.” Language training will be one of the biggest challenges for the mainly Arabic speakers. Friesen expects part of the $670 million Ottawa has budgeted over
four years to respond to the crisis to flow to B.C. to help reduce wait lists for English classes and daycare spaces. Asked if he’s seen local examples of tensions from people worried about security risks, Friesen said he’s had a few negative phone calls, but called them a tiny minority. He calls it a major reversal in public sentiment from years of many Canadians suspecting every refugee was a “welfare-cheating bogus queue-jumping illegal” to a near-universal desire to help. “I’ve got self-inflicted bruises from constantly pinching myself and wondering ‘what planet am I on?’” One change he still wants to see is an end to the federal policy of making incoming refugees repay loans – with interest – to cover their processing, medical checks and transportation to Canada. Ottawa has already exempted the Syrian refugees from that requirement. Advocates say it’s a significant hardship and undercuts efforts to help refugees successfully adapt to life in Canada because some may delay or forgo retraining to repay the loans. “To now say Syrians don’t have the loan but all other refugees do makes no sense,” Friesen said. “It’s time to put the loan to bed. It does not align with the humanitarian objectives of this stream of immigration.”
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Rent ‘crisis’ hits single moms hard: study In Surrey, 36 per cent of renting single moms spend more than half of their income on rent but it’s worse in Coquitlam
By Jeff Nagel Young people and single mothers are severely stretched to pay their rent in most of the Lower Mainland’s suburban communities, according to a new study. The updated Rental Housing Index, first released by the B.C. Non-Profit Housing Association a year ago, now provides a more detailed look at different demographic groups of renters, based on 2011 census data. In the Fraser Valley, one third of single moms who rent pay more than half of their income on rent and utilities. That climbs to 36 per cent in Surrey and 47 per cent in Coquitlam. BCNPHA CEO Tony Roy
says that demonstrates an affordability “crisis� when more than half of income goes to paying the rent, raising the risk of homelessness. “They are clearly the demographic group that is the most challenged with affordability,� Roy said of single moms. “It’s worst in Coquitlam, but it’s also extremely challenged in Maple Ridge, Langley and in Surrey.� Roy said the revised index also shows immigrant households are twice as likely to be in overcrowded rental accommodations as the general population, although that may in part reflect a preference for intergenerational living.
“I think there’s a perception that when we talk about renters, we’re talking about young people, maybe retail workers, maybe people working at Starbucks.� Abbotsford, meanwhile, may have lower rents – the average cost there is $866 a month – but incomes are also lower. That’s among the factors that result in Abbotsford ranking 502 out of 521 cities in the country on the rental housing index. “Clearly there’s a rental housing affordability challenge in Abbotsford,�
he said. The worst ranking city in Canada is Burnaby at number 521 in the index, and Surrey, Vancouver, Richmond, New Westminster and Coquitlam are all barely above it in the bottom 10 nationally. Roy said Canada essentially cut off federal support for social housing about 20 years ago and the communities that have been growing fastest since then – Surrey, Coquitlam and others in the Fraser Valley – have grappled with the worst shortfall of purpose-built rentals as
a result. “These communities have grown up over the last 20 years without a federal partner,� he said. “We need all levels of government to step up to the plate.� added LandlordBC CEO David Hutniak. “We need tax incentives for the building of new purpose-built rental and for the renovation and enhancement of aging existing rental stock to offset high land and construction costs.�
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“It has been great to see so many young teams get the opportunity to compete early in the season,” said five-time B.C. men’s champion Jim Cotter, who was instrumental in setting up the junior curling tour. “We’re glad the inaugural tour has been so warmly by everyone and we hope to see it grow bigger and better every year.”
INTERESTED IN GARDENING? Why not join the South Surrey Garden Club? Visitors welcome; $3 drop in fee credited to annual membership of $20. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. every fourth Wednesday of the month at St. Marks Anglican Church at 12953 20 Ave. Guest speakers, field trips, workshops. For more information contact Gillian Davis gmcdavis@hotmail. com.
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Volleyball squads step onto the podium By Nick Greenizan Cloverdale and South Surrey schools will be well represented at provincial high school volleyball championships, after securing a handful of podium spots at the Fraser Valleys. Cloverdale’s Lord Tweedsmuir Panthers and Clayton Heights Night Riders won the senior girls quad-A and AAA Fraser Valley banners, respectively, while Earl Marriott saw its two senior sides finish on the podium as well, as the AAA senior boys and quad-A girls each finished third. Fraser Heights Secondary rounded out the Surrey medal haul, as the north-end squad placed second at AAA senior boys championships, losing in the finals to Langley’s Walnut Grove Gators. At the girls AAAA tournament, Tweedsmuir – the top-seeded team – rolled to victory with a quarter-final win over Walnut Grove and a semifinal win against South Delta. In the championship game Nov. 20 in South Delta, the Panthers edged Port Coquitlam’s Riverside Rapids 3-2 (25-21, 17-25, 25-11, 19-25, 15-10) to win the banner. Earl Marriott won the bronze-medal game 3-0 over Terry Fox Secondary, and like their Cloverdale counterparts at Tweedsmuir, will be among the 16-team field at AAAA provincials, which are set to run Dec. 2-5 at Dover Bay Secondary in Nanaimo. “We finished third, and we qualified for provincials, so I’ll take it,” said longtime EMS coach Mark Cassell. After receiving a bye into quarter-finals, third-seeded Marriott began Valleys with a win over Seaquam, before losing 3-0 to Riverside in semifinals. “We had a good start to the tournament, and I was pretty happy with how we finished – it was just a part in the middle where we struggled a bit,” Cassell said. “Riverside took it to us a little bit, but that’s OK – those things happen sometimes. We call it a temporary setback.” The Mariners also placed third at last year’s Fraser Valley tournament, which was won by Riverside; Tweedsmuir was second. Earl Marriott has a long history of success at provincials but
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Cassell says his team – which will likely enter the B.C. tournament seeded anywhere from seventh to ninth – relishes playing the role of underdog this time
around. “We’re the underdogs, you could call us that. The pressure will be on a lot of the other teams, I think,” he said. Cassell’s squad played
shorthanded for much of the season due to “a rash of injuries” but the team is finally healthy, he said. “We have everybody now… I still think we
can play better. I think we can improve on our spiking,” he said. At the AAA level, Clayton Heights captured the banner after a come-from-behind win over their rivals from Fraser Heights. The Night Riders beat their north Surrey rivals 3-2, despite trailing 1-0 and 2-1 earlier in the final. The game mirrored a regular-season tilt between the two teams, Clayton Heights coach Gord Houchen said. In that contest, Clayton Heights also rallied for the win after trailing early. “The girls have a lot of heart, and I think that developed right from that first game
(against Fraser Heights),” Houchen explained. “They knew that they could come back from being down 1-0 or 2-0. They showed that (resilience) al l year.” The Night Riders have played in four of the last six Fraser Valley finals, winning twice. Clayton Heights’ Liz Hicks was named tournament MVP, while teammates Veronica Plonis and Josi Delasi were named all-stars. Clayton Heights will now move on to AAA provincials – as will Fraser Heights – which are set for Vernon, Dec. 3-5.
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championships, Earl Marriott ended up third, after winning the bronze-medal match over Surrey Christian. The Mariners – who had already qualified for provincials earlier in the week, by virtue of a win in quarter-finals – defeated Surrey Christian 3-1 Nov. 19 night. Tyson Smith was named to the tournament all-star team. Marriott was bumped from gold-medal contention after a 3-0 loss to Fraser Heights in semifinals held earlier. EMS will now prepare for provincials Dec. 3-5 at the Langley Events Centre.
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Cougars take VMFL banner Contributed Congratulations to the 2015 Junior Bantam Cloverdale Cougars on winning their divisional VMFL Championship Sunday, Nov. 29 on their home field. The Cougars were down 36-16 at the half against the Coquitlam Raiders. Some great special team plays brought them back into the game, making the score 30-36 for Cloverdale. Two interceptions gave the offence a chance to score the final two touchdowns, sealing the deal, making the final score 45-36 for Cloverdale. The boys played an outstanding game and are now heading
to the provincials this Sunday Dec. 6 at McLeod stadium against the Mission 9’ers for the provincial championship.
Undefeated Lions win Atom title Cloverdale Lions: 42 North Surrey Lions: 16 Highlights: Cloverdale Lions battled the North Surrey Lions for the VMFL Atom Division championship, with Cloverdale winning 42 to 16 at Cloverdale Athletic See PLAYERS SHINE / Page 19
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New anti-gang tactics to go B.C.-wide Predictive approach to be standardized across the province By Jeff Nagel Emerging police tactics to disrupt gangs that have helped fight violent crime in the Lower Mainland will be applied province-wide. Justice Minister Suzanne Anton said
mandatory provincial standards are being developed that will require all police forces and partner agencies to work together under an anti-gang policing model that targets prolific high-risk offenders. It’s been evolving
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approach” to tackling gangs. Chief Supt. Kevin Hackett of the Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit said the model proved its value earlier this year when Surrey, Delta and Abbotsford police worked together to counter street-level gangs that were on a public shooting spree in
Surrey and Delta. “These collaborative efforts resulted in over 5,000 people being checked, 700 people being arrested or detained, along with the seizure of 22 firearms and 134 vehicles,” Hackett said. Charges were laid against several suspects, including one who police allege handed a
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All police forces in B.C. are to adopt the new standards.
Anton denied there is any lack of cooperation between police forces that has prompted the mandatory standard, insisting B.C. forces have better coordination than any other jurisdiction. She said police so far have tended to use community-specific approaches that can vary. “What we are doing now is taking the lessons learned from best practices developed with our provincial anti-gang unit, and sharing that learning and those standards with police around B.C. so that everyone has access to the same effective approaches.” All police forces in B.C. are to adopt the new standards, as are other agencies such as sheriffs, corrections officers and the Canada Border Service Agency.
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Tax credit urged to spur food donations By Jeff Nagel The chair of Food Banks BC is backing a proposal to create a federal tax break that encourages businesses to donate more food to local charities. Marilyn Herrmann, who is also executive director of the Surrey Food Bank Society, said there are “endless” amounts of usable food that could be retrieved from restaurants, grocers and other suppliers that now throw it out. The National Zero Waste Council proposes the federal government create a new tax credit for businesses linked to the fair market value of food they donate to charities such as food banks, shelters and soup kitchens. Herrmann said while many businesses already strive to donate usable food, such an incentive could prod others to both save money and help put more unused food to good use. “It’s not even waste, it’s perfectly good food,” Herrmann said. “Something that may just be undersized according to a grocery
would result from a more efficient food system. One of those benefits would be less organic waste going into landfills. Metro Vancouver estimates the drop in garbage resulting from the tax credit would mean reduced greenhouse gas emissions equivalent to taking 275,000 cars off the road. BC Restaurant and Foodservice Association President Ian Tostenson said the biggest worry for restaurateurs donating food to charities is ensuring it stays food safe and doesn’t make anyone sick. “If they can get through the issues of food safety and sanitation, I think it’s a great idea,” Tostenson said. “I don’t think business even needs a tax incentive to do it. I think they’d just do it if they can do it in a way that doesn’t create liability.” Other critics have suggested the tax break could lead to businesses dumping unusable food on food banks – increasing their disposal costs. “There definitely are challenges to this, no
B.C. Liberals to keep a promise they made in the 2013 election campaign. The party’s platform committed the pro-
vincial government to “give growers a tax credit of 25 per cent of the wholesale value of food donated to a food bank.”
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