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The SHHS plans to raise $300,000 and will name the facility after the late Bill Reid. Those funds are going toward a $4 million facility, paid for largely by B.C. Housing. “This $300,000 is really showing the community’s commitment to the project,” said Surrey Coun. Vera LeFranc. She estimates the project is a year out before beginning the build. “I would think 2017, probably spring.”
There’s little question among people behind the project, that it should be named after “Mr. Cloverdale.” He was an immense supporter of the project and the homeless in general. Reid initially supported the creation of the existing 10-bed shelter south of Highway 10, near 176 Street. It is now unable to meet demand and the SHHS is planning to create the See SHELTER / Page 3
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Group looking to sponsor refugee family immigrant services and assisting with job searches. It’s a commitment the group is determined to make. “There are so many people on the run from their governments, or where they’re being tortured or persecuted or fearing for their lives,” Schouten said. “Why wouldn’t we open up our doors and try to make a difference for at least one family?”
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By Jennifer Lang Cloverdale could soon be home to a refugee family, thanks to a group that’s spearheading Pacific Community Church’s efforts to resettle one family as refugee sponsors. Teunis Schouten is part of a core group of members who are committed to helping the newcomers adjust to their new surroundings in Canada – from helping them find somewhere to live to pointing them towards local
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Alleged mail thief nabbed An alleged prolific mail thief has been arrested and charged, prompting a warning from police about Christmas mailing. Last week, Mounties began an investigation of a known property crime offender who was recently released on mail theft charges. On Nov. 23, RCMP arrested the suspect at a home in the 20100 block of Fraser Highway in Langley, after he allegedly committed numerous mail thefts there. A subsequent search revealed several pieces of stolen mail and break and enter tools. Tyler Barta, a 30 year old from Langley, has now been charged with mail theft, possessing a break-in instrument, and breach of recognizance.
He is believed to be associated to another prolific offender that Surrey RCMP recently arrested and charged for theft of mail and stolen property last month. “Both of these individuals were priority targets for our Property Crime Target Team and should have a positive impact on our property crime,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann. “Their arrests should also serve as a reminder to residents to take the necessary precautions, especially during the holiday season, and check your mail frequently.” If you plan on being away over the holidays consider putting your mail on hold. Never send cash in the mail, only money orders, and deposit any mail containing sensitive or financial information at your local post office. Report any suspicious ac-
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Worth crowing about One of the newest additions to Cloverdale’s 176 Street has been nominated for a Small Business BC Award. The Rustic Rooster is one of 21 companies in Surrey nominated for the 13th annual awards, which aim to celebrate the local and global economic contributions of new and existing businesses with fewer than 50 em-
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HISTORIC STEWART FARM CHRISTMAS OPEN HOUSE Relieve modern day Christmas stress and harken back to pioneer days at the Christmas open house, Saturday, Dec. 12 from noon to 4 p.m. at Stewart Farm, 13723 Crescent Road, South Surrey. Free, all ages. Explore the grounds and warm farmhouse, check out the pioneer decor and vintage decorations, listen to classic carols, sample woodstove baked cookies, figgy pudding and hot apple cider, make popcorn strings and pomanders, create seasonal crafts in Stewart Hall. The farm’s Evening Carol Sing runs from 6:30-8 p.m., and from 7-8:30 p.m. Register at 604592-6956. Ages six and up. 18TH ANNUAL WINTER ICE PALACE The Cloverdale Arena, 6090 176 Street, will be transformed into the Winter Ice Palace again, over winter break. Come and join in the fun. This is a very popular event that the whole family can enjoy. Admission is $4:50, but skate and helmet rentals are additional. Open Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. Call 604-502-6410. Opening Friday, Dec. 18 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m., and running daily (hours vary) to Sunday, Jan. 3. ARE YOU GAY, BI-SEXUAL OR JUST NOT SURE? HOMINUM Fraser Valley is an informal discussion and support group to help gay, bi-sexual and questioning men with the challenges of being married, separated or single. We meet on the last Friday of every month. Our next meeting is Friday, Dec. 18, 7:30 p.m. For information and meeting location, call Art 604-462-9813 or Don 604-329-9760. TREE CHIP AND BOTTLE DRIVE Adams Road Elementary is holding its 6th annual Tree Chipping and Bottle Drive Saturday, Jan. 2 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. at the school, located at 18228 68 Ave., Surrey. Get 2016 off to a fresh start by turning that tree into mulch by donation and cleaning out those stinky bottles and cans. Donate and get free Langley Rivermen Tickets (while supplies last) or brunch vouchers for Moxies Langley. We also pick up. Email adamsroadpac@hotmail.com any time before the day to request tree or bottle pick up. Donations accepted year round at Willowbrook and Cloverdale bottle depots. SURREY FIREFIGHTERS TREE CHIP Surrey Firefighters present a tree chip Saturday, Jan. 6, 2016 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in two locations: Surrey Fire Hall 8 (Cloverdale) at 1752 57 Ave., and at Newton Athletic Park, 7395 128 Street. All proceeds go to the Surrey Firefighters Charitable Foundation; 100 per cent of all money is used for programs within the City of Surrey. ANNOUNCEMENTS 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 us at 604-536-9348. CLUBS/GROUPS 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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Police constables, auxiliaries, staff and volunteers from the Surrey RCMP’s Clovderdale/Port Kells District 4 were collecting donations for the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper program Friday at Hillcrest Village Shopping Centre, raising over $2,000 in food and cash. It was one of four locations for Pack the Police Car, the Surrey RCMP’s annual Christmas food drive.
Hang onto your faith in people A Of course, we all need to be aware and take reasonable precautions to protect ourselves — both online and in the real world. But spend enough time listening to these admonitions and you begin to forget that the vast majority of people out there are actually honest and decent folk. Fortunately for me, that still seems to be the case, at least. It’s a point that was driven home last week, with a late afternoon knock on my condo door. There in the hallway stood a couple who informed me they live on the building’s third floor. In the man’s hand, were my driver’s licence and debit card. Yes, that was my name and my face — clear evidence the cards weren’t securely zippered into my coat pocket as I would have assumed, had I bothered to give it a moment’s thought. A woman — a photographer — they told me, had found them in Campbell Valley Park, where I’d been walking a few hours earlier.
nother day, another warning about some nefarious plot to separate unsuspecting people from their hard-earned money and/or steal their identities. This morning’s caveat comes from a television news magazine reporter, hyping an upcoming piece about cyber security. Buy two computers, she advises. Do only your online banking on one and everything else on the other. Well, sure. That seems practical. Scams are hardly new or uncommon. Anyone with an email account has likely received a desperate plea for help from a Nigerian prince. And far too many elderly people have been taken in by some jerk pretending to be a grandchild who’s found himself in a heap of trouble that can only be remedied with an immediate cash transfer. As we cotton on to each new scheme, the cheaters become ever more crafty and underhanded.
Unable to reach me via the And I regret that I didn’t get building’s intercom, she’d en- the chance to thank her persontrusted them to my upstairs ally. neighbours who, in turn, enNormally, in such cases, I’d sured they were suggest an exprespromptly hand-desion of gratitude livered to me. through a letter to I hadn’t even had the editor. But, let’s time to discover face it, in this case, them missing and that would just be fly into a well-deweird. served panic before So, thank you, they were back in whoever you are. my possession. Your honesty and The usual PIN the effort you made change and other to return my valunecessary precauable lost items is Brenda Anderson greatly appreciated. tions aside, the fact is, I got very lucky. None of this is to After chastising my walk- suggest we should let our coling companion for planning to lective guard down. Obviously, leave her purse in the trunk of it’s important to remain vigilant her car, my own foolproof plan about our personal and financial to carry my cards with me had security — online, on the phone crashed and burned in rather or face to face. It’s the new(ish) spectacular fashion, thanks to a reality. moment’s inattention. But, then again, isn’t it nice to The fact that this stranger know that we needn’t lose all our took the time to bring the cards faith in humanity just yet? all the way to my home is re– Brenda Anderson is editor of the markable to me. Langley Times
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COMMUNITY DONATION DROP-OFF Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary invites the public to support the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program by dropping off donations of nonperishable food items, children’s gifts, cash and gift certificates from 2:45-5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 9, at 6151 180 Street. Free hot chocolate, Christmas music and help unloading your donations.
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Faculty, staff and students at Kwantlen Polytechnic University’s trades and technology campus in Cloverdale held a vigil Monday to remember the 14 victims of the Montreal Massacre. They marked the National Day of Remembrance and Action on Violence Against Women and 26th anniversary of the tragedy at the Ecole Polytechnic by laying roses and lighting candles.
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Priority one is appealing to the wider Cloverdale community for available housing in the immediate area for two to six weeks, along with financial donations, ideally by Dec. 15 so the next step in the process can get underway as soon as possible. “We’re hoping to have those funds ready before Christmas,” he said. The group doesn’t expect to raise all $40,000 needed but would prefer to be at least part way to that goal. “Once we have a threshold of funds, we will be confident that we can do this,” he said. “Forty-thousand dollars is already tight in Surrey for a family of four.” Like so many people around the world, Schouten was heartsick at images of the mounting Syrian refugee crisis in Europe, particularly that of the lifeless body of toddler Alan Kurdi, who drowned along with his brother and mother on a perilous journey
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Students give blood, challenge other schools campaign, high school students at participating schools across the country donated close to 19,000 units of blood and more than 5,000 new donors gave blood. Over the past six years, Young Blood for Life has collected almost 99,000 donations and recruited over 35,000 new donors. According to Canadian Blood Services, one in two Canadians are eligible to give blood. Last year, one in 60 did so. • CBS needs about 170,000 additional doCONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Armita Dhami was one of 17 students from Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary who donated blood last month at the Cloverdale Clinic.
nors to maintain the national blood supply • At any given time there are hundreds of Canadians searching for a stem cell donor • More than 4,500 people are waiting for organ transplants but only a fraction of Cana-
dians are registered to donate The next local clinic is Jan. 17, 2016 at Cloverdale Catholic Parish Centre, 17475 59 Avenue. To register for the next clinic, visit blood. ca.
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dicating his time of service. Inside that case is a small piece of shrapnel that was taken out of his knee. He also had paperwork indicating his service. One of the true gems was a trench warfare diary, where he wrote down what happened in battle on a frequent basis. On Dec. 2, some time between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m., someone broke into a north Surrey home near 106 Avenue and 125 B Street, and stole a round hat box containing all that memorabilia. Other things were taken too, including a camera, and “mostly junk” as his grandson describes it. Whoever broke in was hungry, as they also helped themselves to
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food in the fridge. The family is pleading with whoever took the green hatbox filled with those wartime memories, to return it, no questions asked. The memorabilia is worthless for someone looking for cash, but priceless for his family. The hatbox is olive green felt, about eight inches across and six inches high. It contains several wartime papers, medals and a journal. Anyone else who knows the whereabouts of the hatbox is asked to call the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502, or to remain anonymous, call Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 (TIPS). – Black Press
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Coal terminal gets port’s green light By Jeff Nagel A revised proposal to build a new coal export terminal on the Fraser River in Surrey has received approval from Port Metro Vancouver. The port authority last week issued an amended project permit to Fraser Surrey Docks that approves the company’s altered plan to load coal directly onto ocean-going ships, rather than first barging coal to a transfer site at Texada Island as originally planned. The terminal would bring up to four million tonnes per year of U.S.
thermal coal by rail through White Rock, South Surrey and Delta, adding one extra coal train per day. “We’re very pleased with the port’s decision,” said Fraser Surrey Docks CEO Jeff Scott. Coal opponents predict the project will never be economical, although it has reduced its expected operating costs with the move to loading directly to ships. Fraser Surrey Docks’ project is still facing court challenges and the requirement to get an air emissions permit
from Metro Vancouver, after abandoning its court challenge of the regional district’s authority. Scott wants to start construction as quickly as possible, but the target completion date may be fluid. “It’s really about timing our facility to when we think the market is going to swing back in a positive direction,” he said. “We think this is a commodity cycle, a market cycle. We recognize 40 per cent of the world’s population still relies on coal to gener-
ate electricity and heat and light and the world still needs steel. So we still remain bullish on coal in the long term.” Scott did not directly answer when asked if it was urgent to secure approval lest the new federal government give the port new directions to consider climate change in its reviews. A new environmental review released by Port Metro Vancouver in support of the decision again concluded the project is unlikely to cause significant adverse environmental
Variable speed limits coming By Jeff Nagel New electronic speed signs that activate in bad weather to reduce the speed limit are being installed on stretches of the SeaTo-Sky Highway, the Coquihalla and Highway 1 near Revelstoke. The province committed to the variable speed zones at the same time it decided to raise the posted maximums to 120 km/h on portions of the Coquihalla, and to 100 km/h on much of the Seato-Sky Highway. The 47 digital signs are to go live in early 2016 and when they’re activated the dialed-down limit will be enforceable by police. The province had promised the digital signs would be in place for this winter, but with two to three months of testing still required, winter may be mostly over on the Highway 99 section by the time they’re working. An extensive system of traffic, pavement and visibility sensors will be calibrated to detect challenging conditions – whether it’s extreme cold, freezing rain or heavy snow-
fall – and provide a recommended speed to operations staff, who will update the maximum speed shown on digital signs. Overhead message signs at the entrance to each corridor will tell drivers they’re entering a variable speed zone and to be aware of changing weather conditions. The transportation ministry is spending $12.5 million to install and run the three pilot systems. Officials hope the pilot project will spur more drivers to reduce speed in severe winter conditions and save lives. Police say they’re developing procedures to fairly enforce the variable limits and ensure drivers have seen the signs before being tickets are issued. “There’s huge challenges from the enforcement side,” Delta Police Chief Neil Dubord, who chairs the traffic safety committee of the B.C. Association of Chiefs of Police. “We have to be absolutely coordinated
with the province when they’re turning them down.” Dubord said variable speed zones will help mitigate the risk from the increased speed limits, which he said police chiefs still have qualms about. “We would still like to have seen the speeds stay where they were, on the Coquijalla especially,” Dubord said, adding speed remains a major contributor to fatal crashes. Crews are installing 16 variable signs on the Sea to Sky from Squamish to Whistler, 13 on the Coquihalla from Portia interchange to the old toll plaza, and 18 on Highway 1 from Perry River to Revelstoke. Dubord said he had hoped to see the signs activated sooner. “We’re already getting some good snows on the Coquihalla so it would be nice to have it up there already.”
impacts. The shift away from barge loading removed one of the objections of opponents – that coal dust from open barges would be more prone to wafting out into neighbourhoods and the environment. It also increased the project cost to $42 million because of the need to install a taller ship loader. An estimated 80 Panamax-size ships would haul coal out each year, instead of 640 barge loads.
Communities and Coal spokesperson Paula Williams said those ships will run on diesel power when moored because Fraser Surrey Docks doesn’t have shore electricity available. “How in the world they expect to obtain an air quality permit for the pollution coming from the coal, as well as the Panamax ships is beyond me,” Williams said. “They will have no shore power so those ships will be running 24-7. Luckily, Port
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Fassbender downplays referendum rule Instead it seems the province will aggressively lobby the new federal government for B.C.’s share of transit money By Jeff Nagel B.C.’s minister responsible for TransLink showed signs last Thursday the province might waver from its commitment to hold another referendum on any new transit tax if that’s necessary to secure billions of dollars in federal government contributions. Peter Fassbender told the Surrey Board of Trade the province will aggressively lobby the new federal government for B.C.’s share of money for transit and other projects in light of the incoming Liberals’ pledge to make major infrastructure grants and the new federal infrastructure minister’s indication that a more generous funding formula may be coming. When an audience member asked the minister if he still stands behind the premier’s promise that there be no increase in TransLink taxes without another vote, Fassbender said he wouldn’t give an unequivocal answer. “It’s a different day today with a new federal government, with new opportunities. So we’re going to find out exactly what the federal government wants to do,” he said. “If we need to move quickly, we need to be prepared to move quickly.” Speaking later to reporters, Fassbender denied he is pivoting away from the referendum promise, adding he needs to first understand the intention of federal ministers before funding discussions can resume with Metro Vancouver mayors. “We’ll make those decisions as some of those other issues become clear,” he said. This year’s transit plebiscite on a 0.5 per cent regional sales tax was crafted on the basis regional taxpayers had to raise a one-
Death probed Police are investigating the death of a man found in the middle of the road in Bridgeview on the weekend. At about midnight Friday, police were called to 126 Street and King George Boulevard (just east of the
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third share of major projects, with matching thirds coming from Ottawa and Victoria. It was defeated with a 61.7 per cent No vote. A more generous federal grant could reduce the bite on regional taxpayers and make a new tax proposal more palatable.
Pattullo Bridge) to a report of a man in distress. When RCMP arrived, they found a man in the middle of the road with extensive injuries. He was taken to hospital, where he died. Neither the identity of the man, nor his cause of death have been determined.
The B.C. Coroners Service has been notified. Anyone with further information who has not already spoken to police is asked to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or, if they wish to remain anonymous, Crime Stoppers at 1-800-222-8477 orwww.solvecrime.ca.
Transit advocates have suggested an eventual move to road pricing could be exempted from the referendum requirement, or that a future plebiscite force voters to pick a new tax, without a none-of-the-above option.
The province has long urged the mayors to reconsider their opposition to raising TransLink property taxes, which would not trigger another referendum. Fassbender said he and Transportation Minister Todd Stone have a list of projects they want the federal government to support. They include the light rail ‘L’ line in Surrey, a Fraser Highway rapid transit line, the Broadway subway, buses elsewhere in the region, a third SeaBus and a Pattullo Bridge replacement – all of which were on the plebiscite ballot – as well as the province’s pet project: the replacement of the Massey Tunnel with a new bridge. Fassbender reiterated he does not intend to reopen TransLink’s governance structure, adding mayors now select all the directors on the TransLink board except the two provincial government appointees. He also urged business leaders to support and defend the often embattled transit agency. “I know they’re trying their best,” Fassbender said of TransLink managers and staff. “We need to support them. Yes, we we need to hold them accountable as we should hold ourselves accountable for those things when sometimes they don’t go right,” he said. “But you know what? On the whole we’ve got a great system and we can make it much better by stopping the negativity and getting on with the vision the mayors have developed.”
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ans of the Christmas season got a mobile light show at Surrey’s Santa Parade of Lights in downtown Cloverdale on Sunday night. The 10th-annual parade, which featured lit-up trucks and a traditional community parade, collected donations for the Surrey Food Bank, Surrey Christmas Bureau, and the Cloverdale Christmas Hamper Program. The event culminated with the arrival of Samta on a sleigh pulled by nine reindeer atop a vintage fire truck. The parade was organized by the Cloverdale BIA and Cloverdale Chamber of Commerce, along with sponsors, including the City of Surrey. – Black Press
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Giants take two out of four weekend games The wins allow Vancouver to gain some ground in a race for a playoff position in the Western Conference By Rick Kupchuk
Vancouver Giants netminder Ryan Kubic set a new franchise record, leading the Western Hockey League team to a pair of shutout wins on home ice. The Giants won two of four games last weekend, gaining some ground in a race for a playoff position in the Western Conference. After a 6-0 win Wednesday (Dec. 2) over the Medicine Hat Tigers and a 4-0 triumph Friday over the Kootenay Ice, the Giants then lost twice. They dropped a 3-1 decision on the road to the Everett Silvertips, and fell 6-5 Sunday to the Prince George Cougars in the Pacific Coliseum. Kubic was the winning goalie in the two shutout victories, and his shutout string of an even 208 minutes was a new franchise best. The old record was set by former Surrey Eagles netminder Dustin Slade, who went 198:18 in the 2006 playoffs. The Giants are 8-182-2 (win-loss-overtime loss-shootout loss), and remain in the basement of the B.C. Division, six points out of a playoff position in the Western Conference.
The Giants will play three games next weekend, all against the 198-1-1 Victoria Royals. The Royals visit the Giants Friday night at 7:30 p.m., then the two rivals will travel to Victoria for games Saturday night and Sunday afternoon.
Giants captain Tyler Benson was named the WHL’s Player of the Week.
Kubic turned aside 33 shots against Medicine Hat, while the Giants scored six times on the 28 shots directed at the Tigers’ net. Ty Ronning had the hat trick for Vancouver, with Chase Lang, Dylan Plouffe and Trevor Cox adding singles. Cox, who scored the game’s last goal with the Giants shorthanded, also had a pair of assists. The Giants were twofor-six with the man advantage, while the Tigers were scoreless on three powerplay opportunities. Kubic was perfect again Friday night in a 4-0 win over the Kootenay Ice, making 25
saves. Ronning, Lang and Radovan Bondra found the net in the first period, giving Vancouver a 3-0 lead after just 20 minutes. Alec Baer was the only goal scorer over the final two periods. Kubic’s shutout run came to an end 10 minutes into Saturday’s game in Everett, when Matt Fonteyne gave the Silvertips a 1-0 lead. Everett was up 2-0 when Tyler Benson got the Giants to within one with a powerplay goal 43 seconds into the third period. The Silvertips added an insurance goal with two minutes remaining. The Prince George
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Blue lines Giants captain Tyler Benson was named the WHL’s Player of the Week. The Edmonton native tallied eight points in four games, scoring twice and assisting on six other goals.
The 17-year-old now has 19 points, including seven goals, in 20 games so far this season. The six-foot, 1906-pound forward is eligible for next summer’s National Hockey League Entry Draft.
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■ 4 tickets to any regular season home game ■ 2 Legendary Burger Platters ■ 2 Pirate Paks ■ 1 game-night parking pass ■ $10 gas gift certificate from Chevron
starting from $99* Ask about our ticket options for additional family members! * Plus fees and taxes.
BRING THE WHOLE FAMILY!
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Cloverdale Cougar Balsher Randhawa evades a tackle by a Mission Niner during a Junior Bantam game against the Cloverdale Cougars at the BC Community Football Association’s 48th-annual 12-Man Provincial Championships at Langley’s McLeod Athletic Park on Dec. 6.
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