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Leianne Gunter, left, and Chyme Cummings of DGS Construction, the company that’s building Clayton North Secondary, direct traffic on 184 Street at 73 Avenue Friday, where work has begun on the school’s parking lot. Crews expect to break ground on the school itself next month, with completion in 2018.
By Jennifer Lang Members of the Cloverdale Business Improvement Association convene their 2016 annual general meeting later this month, when they’ll elect a new board of directors and approve a budget for the coming year. The association represents 300-plus businesses in Surrey’s historic town centre, using a property tax levy collected from property owners to promote and enhance the business district. This year’s AGM is set for Tuesday, Feb. 23 at the Surrey Museum. That’s earlier than last year’s AGM, which took place in April, when a revised operating budget was approved that put two signature events on hold due to budget constraints
– the annual blueberry festival and Halloween Costume Parade. Nominations for board of directors are being sought prior to the meeting date; applications must be submitted by Feb. 16 at 4:30 pm. to the Cloverdale BIA office (5748 176 St.), and all applications must be vetted by the City of Surrey and the Cloverdale BIA prior to the Feb. 23 AGM. That means there will be no nominations from the floor. “The city has been very intent on making sure all due diligence has been done with this particular AGM, partially because they have new rules regarding See NOMINATION DEADLINE / Page 2
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Brewer stabbed Manning almost two dozen times, leaving a kitchen knife in the victim’s neck. Toxicology reports showed Manning had no drugs or alcohol in his system at the time of his death. Brewer fled his basement suite and met with a longtime friend, confessing what he had done. That friend called 911. Brewer sent several text messages before his arrest, some to his then-girlfriend. Still, police had to track Brewer’s cellphone activ-
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by majority vote and endeavouring to keep disagreements and controversies impersonal and to promote unity. “Like with all boards, there are disagreements between members from time to time, but there is always a level of respect shown between members at our meetings no matter how contentious the issue,” Paterson said. “Our
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Getting the gang together For a group of long-serving Cloverdalians who’ve met regularly for 15 years, there’s no friends like old friends
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what’s going on now,” he says. “There seems to be so many things to talk about.” Posehn’s Cloverdale roots go way back. He and his family moved here in 1944 from Kronau, Sask. Theirs was the first house out of town on the east side of Cloverdale, heading north. “In my time, I knew everybody in Cloverdale,” he says. “I was 12 years old when I moved in. You get to know everybody in a little town.” As kids, they played at the old baseball diamond – later the location of the Cloverdale Mall – and rode their bikes everywhere, even up and down the ramps for the seating as the Clova Cinema was being built. It opened in 1947. “Before that we had to go to Langley to see a movie, and that was a long ride on a bike.” The world was a different place then, and Cloverdale was the heart of Surrey’s agricultural belt, surrounded by productive farmland and wilder areas that beckoned exploration. Nobody locked their doors.
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“I think the older folks looked after us, too. They were all good people.” Local farmers allowed Posehn and his pals to post their land for hunting each fall so they could shoot ducks and pheasants. “Then at Christmastime, we’d put a party on for all the farms. We’d get them a bottle of wine and a turkey. It was great thing.” His strongest memories seem to involve his teen years – a time of high-spirited pranks and adventures. When they turned 16, Posehn and his friends each had their own cars. His was a 1983 Dodge he paid for with money he’d earned in the summer and from family allowance his mom had saved up. “We were really good kids, but, like, I remember driving, throwing bottles out of the window into the ditch – those sorts of things.” They explored the region on their wheels, zipping to Ladner and White Rock in one memorable outing that ended up with a string of traffic violations. In those days, Posehn’s friends
used to hang out in an old train station on the south side of Cloverdale that functioned as a sort of clubhouse. “Somehow we got permission to use it. We sanded it. We fixed the floors.” There, they were free from parental constraints, but not the watchful eye of Surrey’s municipal police force, which was in place until 1951, although their methods seem permissive by today’s standards. “The police used to come in Friday and Saturday night and have a beer with us, and away they went,” Posehn recalls, noting he and his friends were underage, and the police knew it, although their lenience only went so far. When they announced plans for a road trip to Penticton, they got as far as Langley, where the Provincial Police took their beer away – Surrey’s finest had phoned ahead with a warning to their counterparts that the Cloverdale boys weren’t in any condition to drive. The clubhouse got closed down. Before long, adult responsibilities replaced youthful fancy. One after another, the boys got jobs and then married and started families, including Posehn, who married and built a house in Cloverdale. Posehn ended up working for Woodwards, a department store chain, eventually overseeing construction and renovations. He retired early, at 62, and now lives in White Rock, which is where he first heard about his former pal returning to the West Coast, and he decided to get the Cloverdale gang back together in November 2001 after so many years. Most of the guys at that first meeting had grown up together in Cloverdale. “We started losing people so we started asking Allan Dann and Allan Davison” to the gatherings, he says. “It started out, in my mind, just the guys who grew up together and harassed people – nicely though! – we weren’t a bad group.”
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By Jennifer Lang Cloverdale has always been the kind of place where you know your neighbours and people take time to chat. It makes for a close-knit business community, as one member of a group of retired business people can attest. Oscar Posehn doesn’t live in Cloverdale anymore, but he still comes here on a regular basis to grab lunch with the same group of guys. They weren’t all acquainted as kids – or as businessmen for that matter – but they share common memories about what it was like growing up here, and love to swap stories. Since 2001, they’ve been meeting regularly for lunch. A favourite local lunch spot is the Cloverdale Legion, where they grab a glass of beer and a bite, but most of all, they talk. The group (pictured) includes Bill McLennan, 89, Bob O’Brien, 86, Richard Horby, 86, Roland Trottier, 81, John Lescisin, 81, Ivan White, 81, and Posehn, 84. Also pictured is the late Allan Dann, who passed away in December, not long after the photograph was taken. Two others recently passed away. Also missing from the group that day were Alan Davidson, 96, and Rocco Zappone. These get-togethers began 15 years ago, when Posehn found out that Ivan White, a Lord Tweedsmuir pal who’d moved east after graduation, had moved back to South Surrey. He decided to get a bunch of the guys together for a reunion. “They were just fellas that I knew,” says Posehn. “It got going from there.” They meet up every six weeks to two months, usually at the Cloverdale Legion, where they enjoy a glass of beer, talk, and order lunch. “We all put in $10. That covers the beer and lunch,” he says. “I enjoy it. Everybody seems to enjoy it.” Whether it’s recalling the pranks and stunts they pulled growing up or discussing recent vacations, the gentlemen never seem to run out of conversation. “We just talk about old times and
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LIFEWRITING TRAINING AT THE SURREY MUSEUM Aspiring memoirists and family historians are invited to a three-session program at the Surrey Museum: Write Your Memoir, with historian, writer and editor Philip Sherwood. There’s a free info session Thursday, Feb. 18 from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Surrey Museum, and the program runs Feb. 25, March 3 and March 10 (6:30-9:30 p.m.) For info and to register call 604-501-5100. TEEN FEST Saturday, Feb. 20 at the Cloverdale Agriplex, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Free! Activities include a grand prize draw, teen talent contest, local entertainers all day (Performers include Tristan Thompson, Ria Jade and Cambree Lovesy), free makeovers, skateboarding, interactive sports and games, exhibitor booths and more. Visit teenfest.ca.
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ease, obesity and diabetes. Some complaints say LED lamps can leave patches of sidewalks and streets unlit, making their neighbourhoods and cityscapes seem less safe. According to HowStuffWorks.com, they can only provide directional light, so LEDs can’t produce a soft glow that emanates in all directions, resulting in sharp shadows. Others say the white-blue light changes the perception of their streets at night, making them feel cold and unwelcoming. Alternatives such as yellow-white LED lights Before and after converting to LED lighting. create a warmer ambience, but they’re aren’t quite as energy efficient. pedestrian awareness at intersections. Light pollution also obscures the night sky, Meantime, a cursory Web search suggests as many backyard astronomers know. where the LED lights go, a litany of Since LEDs are brighter, will they complaints follows. It seems LED help deter crime – or create more THE street lights aren’t exactly winopportunity for criminals to carH F O ning over fans when it comes ry out their misdeeds? to a good night’s sleep or And, let’s face it – it will take feeling safe and secure from a decade at least to cover the crime. installation costs through enCritics point out blue-rich ergy savings, according to the LED light at night can zap city’s calculations. the production of melatonin, a Is the city’s plan – endorsed TH hormone that helps regulate the by council Feb. 1 – an idea that body’s circadian rhythms of sleepseems bright on paper, but might be ing and waking up, a side-effect that at too bright in reality? the very least will send insomniacs in search I suppose we’ll see. of blackout blinds, but at worst may contrib– Jennifer Lang, editor ute to the likelihood of developing heart disO
INTERESTED IN GARDENING? Why not join the South Surrey Garden Club? Visitors welcome: a $3 drop in fee may be credited towards an annual membership of $20. The next meeting is Feb. 24. The club meets at 7:30 p.m. every fourth Wednesday except August and December at St. Mark’s Anglican Church, 12953 20 Ave. We have a very active and full program with great speakers, field trips and workshops. For more information, call Kathy at 604-250-1745.
elcome back to Tip of the Hat, Dig of the Spurs, our semi-occasional forum for saluting the things we do like – or giving the raspberry to those we don’t. We’re not quite sure which category the following news item belongs in. Last week, the City of Surrey announced it will spend $11 million over the next five years upgrading street lights to LED, joining the legion of municipalities the world over that are making the switch. While the move to 28,000 LEDs would save the city approximately $1 million a year once the conversion is complete, those annual savings could come at a price that’s difficult to calculate. The LED lights consume less power than sodium lights – which currently blanket the city in an orange haze at night time – and are less costly to maintain. They’re also brighter. The city’s press release – issued Feb. 2, Groundhog Day, a daylight-inspired event to be sure – claims the LED lights make it easier for motorists to see pedestrians and signs, and reduces eyestrain and fatigue for drivers. That’s welcome news in a city that has seen a string of serious and fatal vehicle-pedestrian collisions in the past month. Increased visibility will help, along with reducing speed, distractions and increasing driver and
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B.C. lobbyists in need of a makeover THere are 30 lobbyists for every MLA in British Columbia, while in Ottawa, there are nine per Member of Parliament
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advocacy.” If the industry is an unavoidable evil of modern politics, it was then sacrilege time for the assembled. First up: transparency. Reporting only intent to lobby – as the legislation currently requires – isn’t good enough. The “if I’m really, really lucky the minister might open my email before he triple deletes it” approach for reporting lobbying activities isn’t the best one. It’s meetings that count and lobbyists should be required to report who they’ve met with as well. Those on the other end of the bargain – MLAs, political staff, deputy ministers – should also disclose who
is lobbying them. Good way to check to see if everyone’s reporting matches up. Fees paid by clients should be disclosed, as is done in the United States. Last year, 11,169 lobbyists working Washington, D.C. billed US $2.4 billion, an average of $215,000 each. A province-wide registry for municipal lobbyists is long over due. Contingency fee agreements need to be trashed, as is the case at the federal level today. Public agencies and local governments should be prohibited from hiring outside lobbyists. In B.C., some universities, local governments, professional bodies such as the College of Dental Surgeons of B.C. and federal agencies like Via Rail and Port Metro Vancouver have all retained lobbyists in the past. If there was an industry award for client development, it would have to go to Earnscliffe Strategy, who has represented Deloitte since 2013. The goal: To raise Deloitte’s profile and awareness about the services they bring to government. Who knew
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By Kevin Diakiw Surrey will spend $11 million over the next five years to upgrade its street lights to LED. The decision, endorsed by council Feb. 1, means the city’s 28,000 existing street lights will be converted to Light Emitting Diodes (LED) a lower-energy lighting technology. The city will start with replacing 7,100 street lamps in Guildford and City Centre. Once completed citywide, the move is expected to result in annual savings of approximately $1 million through reduced power consumption and maintenance. Traffic Operations Manager Sinisa Petrovic said last week the province will be refunding about 30 per cent of the city’s overall costs, bringing the net charge to the city to about $7.7 million. Petrovic noted the LED lighting lasts 30 years, as opposed to the current sodium lighting which lasts about five years. Once completely installed, Surrey will save $700,000 a year in power savings and another $300,000 an-
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Converting to LED lighting will enhance visibility for motorists, cyclists and pedestrian, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner said.
nually for maintenance and replacement. Some residents in other cities where the LED lighting is in place complain that it’s too bright. But Petrovic said the LEDs can be adjusted for the right lighting needs. Some studies show LEDs have high volumes of lead and arsenic, but that’s predominantly small red LEDs and less so with home LED lighting, Petrovic said, adding it’s not a concern with the street lighting. Mayor Linda Hepner
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described the decision to switch as “another example of Surrey being at the forefront of smart cities.” “For motorists, cyclists and pedestrians, the LED lights will enhance visibility and safety. LED lights also consume less power than the current sodium lights, which will result in significant cost savings to the city once the conversion is complete,” Hepner said in a news release. According to the release, LED lights make it easier for motorists
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to see pedestrians and signs, and the lighting quality of LEDs also results in reduced eyestrain and fatigue. Coun. Mike Starchuk, chair of the city’s environmental sustainability advisory committee, said the move “fits well with the goals for a sustainable Surrey.” LED lights are more environmentally friendly as they consume less power and last four times longer than sodium lights, he said.
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help provide insight into the city’s heritage planning activities. The outing ends with a stop at the Stewart farmhouse, where tour participants will be welcomed into the cozy kitchen for tea and treats baked in the wood stove oven. Organized by Historic Stewart Farm, the tour will be offered on Thursday, Feb. 18 or Saturday, Feb. 20, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The cost of the tour is $26 per person (ages 16 and up). Space is limited. Pre-register by calling 604-592-6956.
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You can be a tourist in your own town by joining the upcoming Heritage Sites Bus Tour. Guiding the way will be the curator of Stewart Farm, who will share stories about the sites and historic buildings the tour will take in along the way through Crescent Beach, Cloverdale, and the original Surrey Centre. Highlights include the Peace Arch, Cloverdale’s replica 1910 Interurban Station, and Redwood Park, home to more than 50 different tree species – including the famed redwood giants, and a mysterious fairy forest that’s delighting visitors from near and far. A Surrey Heritage planner will also be on board to answer questions and
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North Surrey stadium plans shelved By Kevin Diakiw A plan to build a 5,000seat spectator arena in North Surrey has been shelved after two promising proponents failed to meet city expectations. The plan to build the stadium came as part of the city’s initiative to move two ice rinks from the North Surrey Recreation Centre (at 135 Street and 102 Avenue)
to Bridgeview near 130 Street and 110 Avenue. That plan is still in the works. In mid-June last year, Surrey sent out expressions of interest for a company to build a spectator arena at the Bridgeview site as well. The city says both sheets of ice and a spectator arena can fit on the 5.7-hectare (14-acre) parcel of property. But the current stadium
proposal has been shelved, according to Surrey Coun. Bruce Hayne. The city had two promising proponents it was working with, but Hayne said Surrey was unwilling to be responsible for construction costs or operational losses. Such a risk was taken by the City of Abbotsford, where T:7.31” taxpayers ended up being on the hook for about
$12.7 million as part of a 10year supply fee agreement signed with the Calgary Flames in 2009. The city had built a 7,000seat arena that was home to the Flames’ affiliate the Abbotsford Heat, but attendance never met expectations. “The bottom line is, the (City of Surrey) is not willing to take on that level of
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risk on its own,” Hayne said. “So, that’s the reason we are shelving (the stadium) for now.” Hayne would not say who the stadium proponents were, but it’s widely been believed that the Vancouver Giants had been looking at locating here. The team averages crowds of about 5,000, and has seen turnouts of almost double that. Contacted by Black Press Feb. 1, the Vancouver Giants declined comment. Hayne stressed the city’s interest in having a facility at the Bridgeview site is very much alive. If the right
proponent comes with an acceptable deal, the city will give it a close look, he said. In the meantime, the two sheets of ice at the existing North Surrey Recreation Centre will remain operational until the new sheets can be used. There are no plans to move the existing pool or gymnasium from the North Surrey Recreation Centre. Surrey has budgeted $45 million for 2015-16 to construct the two sheets of ice at the new location. Hayne said there will still be room at the location for a spectator arena should the right deal come along.
– with files from The Abbotsford News
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A woman was treated for stab wounds after being sexually assaulted last week in Whalley. Surrey RCMP were called by residents in the 13200-block of 105 Avenue reporting they heard a woman screaming. At 2 a.m. Feb. 2 the woman met a man not known to her and walked with him to a secluded area. She told police the suspect then sexually asSurrey RCMP handout saulted her and stabbed her before fleeing. A nearby Good Samaritan drove her to the hospital where she was reported to be recovering from serious but non-life threatening injuries. Last Wednesday, Surrey RCMP released a composite sketch of the suspect, based on a detailed description the woman was able to provide to police about her attacker. The suspect is described as a black male with a slight build, 5’10” to 5’11”, and approximately 30 years old. He speaks with a slight accent and was wearing black pants and a black hoodie. “We do not believe there is a risk to the general public,” Surrey RCMP Cpl. Scotty Schumann said in a press release. “However, we are warning vulnerable and at risk women to be mindful of their personal safety. Our investigators will be working very hard to identify this suspect and bring him before the courts.” Surrey RCMP Special Victims Unit (SVU) is spearheading this investigation and is requesting anyone with more information to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800-222TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca.
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Community Calendar EVENTS CRISIS LINE VOLUNTEERS NEEDED Fraser Health is recruiting volunteers to help answer calls on its 24-hour crisis line. The line provides free, immediate and confidential support and intervention, as well as community resources for people in the region experiencing emotional distress. No experience required; extensive training and ongoing support is provided. For more information visit options.bc.ca and click on crisis line link on the right, or email crisisline@options.bc.ca
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Foreign property buying in B.C. to be measured Premier pledges steps to gauge impact as housing prices soar By Jeff Nagel Premier Christy Clark now says action will be taken to at least gauge the impact of foreign real estate buyers on the Lower Mainland property market. The province has been criticized for lacking hard data on the influence of offshore money on home prices and has until now relied on estimates from realtor groups that contend the problem is minimal. “I’m determined to try to get as much of that information as we can,” Clark told reporters last week. “Affordability – especially in the City of Vancouver, less so in the suburbs, but certainly there as well – is a real issue and we have to find ways to address it.” She said the forthcoming provincial budget later this month will include measures that will see BC Housing work with the federal government to quantify foreign ownership. “You will see more initiatives that will help us understand exactly the role that non-citizens are
playing in our property market.” Clark cautioned against “villainizing” non-residents for any role they have in driving up prices. The premier did not spell out exactly what action may be taken, if any at this point. She has said before the province doesn’t want to do anything that would reduce the equity existing owners now have in their homes by forcing prices lower. Finance Minster Mike de Jong has previously indicated a third tier might be added to B.C.’s property transfer tax, effectively charging the most expensive homes more when they change hands. Money from such a move, he suggested, could be plowed back into some sort of housing affordability program to assist the less affluent. The average sale price of Greater Vancouver detached houses hit $1.65 million in December. One home now on the market is a 1930 old timer that will probably fetch more than its $2.4 million asking price and then be knocked down.
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Is there a definitive link between hearing loss and Alzheimer’s? Poor hearing not only affects your everyday life, it can affect your long-term brain health! Many studies have shown a significant link between hearing loss and dementia, which may lead to Alzheimer’s. Processing auditory information uses a significant portion of the brain. Sound travels through your ear to nerves that send signals to the brain. The sounds are processed in the brain putting the information from your ears into speech. But, if the brain cannot hear that information due to hearing loss, then brain activity lessens. This causes a reduction in gray matter of the brain over time. In other words, your brain shrinks! Patients with dementia and Alzheimer’s can receive appropriate hearing loss treatment, and in turn, reduce their cognitive decline. Therefore, it is imperative that those being diagnosed with dementia have hearing testing to determine if hearing loss is contributing to the patient’s dementia. The symptoms of dementia and Alzheimer’s can mimic hearing loss.
The Facts: • 83% of patients diagnosed with dementia also have hearing loss. • A mild hearing loss doubles the risk of dementia and a moderate hearing loss increases the risk of dementia fivefold.
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Tremblay stars in the film adaptation of Emma Donoghue’s novel.
Critics’ Choice Awards for his performance as five-yearold Jack in the film Room, a dramatic story about a mother and son’s escape from captivity that’s based on the searing novel by Irish/Canadian playwright, author and screenwriter Emma Donoghue. Although Tremblay himself is not up for an Oscar, Room is nominated for Best Picture, Actress in a Leading Role (Brie Larson), Directing, and Writing. For those who have yet to see the film Room, it will be shown as part of Langley’s first International Film Festival on Feb. 21. To purchase tickets, visit www. langleyschooldistrictfoundation. com.
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By Monique Tamminga Now that she is fully recovered and living in a loving home in Langley it’s hard to imagine that Willow, a Siberian husky, was found near death last year. Emaciated and eating rocks in an effort to survive, the dog was found in a rural neighbourhood in Maple Ridge in January 2015. Yu Lin, the dog’s original owner, has been charged with two counts of animal cruelty, the BC SPCA has announced. Lorie Chortyk, spokesperson for the agency, said Willow weighed 15 kg upon intake. That’s compared to a normal weight of about 24 kg for a dog of her age and breed. “She was assessed with a score of ‘one’ on the canine body conditioning scale of one to nine, meaning that she was severely malnourished,” said Chortyk. “When she first came in she was unable to lie down due to abdominal pain caused by rocks and soil in her gastrointestinal tract,” said Chortyk. “There were no food remnants in her stomach so it’s likely that she had been eating gravel to try to stay alive. She also had trouble walking because her
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Before being taken in by Langley’s Dawn Whittacker, Willow was emaciated and eating rocks to survive in Maple Ridge. One year later, she is fully recovered and doing much better in her new Langley home.
muscles were so weak.” The BC SPCA’s cruelty investigations department identified Willow’s former owner — a university student in his 20s — shortly after the investigation began. The SPCA submitted recommendations for charges to Crown counsel in February 2015. If convicted, Lin faces up to two years in jail, a maximum fine of $75,000 and a possible lifetime ban from owning animals. Willow was nursed back to health in an SPCA foster home over the course of several months. She was adopted last March by LangThis project is a partnership between the University of Victoria and Fraser Health ley’s Dawn and Mark Diabetes Health Centres. We are seeking men and women who have experience with Whittacker, who are familiar with the proper type 2 diabetes either themselves or with family members to provide telephone support method of caring for the as a Coach to another person who is currently having difficulty managing their diabetes. breed. We will involve you in a 3-day training session and then pair you with a study Willow is reported participant. Each week, for a period of 6 months the Diabetes Coach is expected to to have adjusted well to spend 30 minutes speaking to a participant over the telephone. We will provide you her new home, enjoying with ongoing support. car rides, long walks and If you are interested in becoming a Diabetes Coach please contact the study swimming. Lin next appears in coordinator, Suzanne at (604) 940 8973. Port Coquitlam Provincial Court on March 3.
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Breakfast business The Surrey Board of Trade’s first-ever Mayor’s Breakfast Series comes to the table later this week. The event, set for Friday, Feb. 12 from 7:15-9 a.m. at Surrey City Hall council chambers (13450 104 Ave.), will feature two speakers – Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner as well as federal
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Want to work with animals? Is your teen interested in a career working with animals – or do they just want to explore the vast animal world?
Urban Safari Rescue Society’s Junior Zoo Keeping course for teens might be a perfect fit. It’s a one-of-a kind, eight-week course designed for teenagers who have an interest in animals. There are projects, hands-on interaction with many of the rescue refuge’s exotic animals, as well as classroom discussions and demonstrations. The next session begins Saturday, Feb. 20. For more information, visit urbansfari.ca, call 604-531-1100 or email info@urbansafari.com. The facility is located at 1395 176 Street, Surrey.
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Edmonton’s Uber rules eyed by B.C. Province starting ‘robust’ reform consultations By Jeff Nagel The B.C. government is carefully watching Edmonton’s solution to Uber as it considers how to make room for ride-hailing apps here while preserving a role for existing taxis. “What Edmonton has done helps to feed the process here in British Columbia,” said Communities Minister Peter Fassbender, who the premier has sent to consult with municipalities, the taxi industry and others as the province mulls potential reforms. He cautioned that the province is looking at jurisdictions all over the world and it is “early days” to discuss specific elements of the Edmonton model that might be attractive in B.C. “We’re in a different environment in B.C. with ICBC and the whole insurance side of how this province operates.” Fassbender told Black Press. “So there’s lots of work that has to be done.” Edmonton city council approved new regulations in late January to legalize Uber. Passengers who hail cars from the street, at cab stands or by voice phone call to dispatchers can only be picked up by taxis, not Uber cars
– effectively penning off a chunk of business for conventional cabs. Uber cars must charge a minimum $3.25 fare – which Edmonton council has warned it could easily raise if it detects predatory pricing. Taxis, meanwhile, won’t be subject to their traditional regulated fares when they’re hailed by taxi company apps, allowing them to compete on price with Uber cars for rides matched by smartphone. “It creates room for taxis to continue to be successful within their niche but it opens up room for competition and ensures safety in the private transportation side,” Edmonton Mayor Don Iveson told reporters. Uber must pay the city fees of $70,000 a year to operate, part of which would go to accessible transportation improvements. Not anyone with a car could simply sign up for Uber and start picking up passengers. Edmonton insists Uber drivers have a provincially approved licence – expected to be more than a basic class 5 driver’s licence – as well as commercial insurance and a city licence. Violators face $5,000 fines. Criminal record checks and
annual vehicle inspections are required. Uber is to halt operations March 1 in Edmonton and not resume until the conditions are met. Fassbender said he held a conference call with taxi industry reps to reassure them the province will carefully consider their concerns and take no precipitous action. “There is no definitive decision on the part of government to move in any particular direction other than recognizing technology is playing a significant role in this industry,” he stressed. Transportation Minister Todd Stone fanned speculation last month when he said Uber’s arrival in B.C. was “a matter of ‘when’ not ‘if.’” New Democrats have called for an open debate on the issue. They suspect undue influence by Uber, which hired two former aides from the premier’s office as lobbyists. Fassbender wouldn’t give a timeline for the consultations or say if the province will outline specific options under consideration. “We’re going to be doing a very complete and robust look at what the issues are, and what regulations may be helping or hindering any sector of our communities – especially our friends in the taxi industry, because they have a lot invested
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and a lot at stake.” B.C. Taxi Association president Mohan Kang said the Edmonton model is silent on various B.C. taxi requirements, from compliance with the passenger bill of rights to the commitment to low-emission and accessible vehicles. “Edmonton council should have put a limit on the number of Uber vhicles on the road,” Kang said. Uber Canada spokesperson Susie Heath applauded the Edmonton’s “progressive” approach and said
Uber is eager to work with B.C. Fassbender is also to consider other aspects of what’s dubbed the sharing economy, such as the rising use of Airbnb to offer unregulated vacation rentals. It has sparked some concern that the trend could could crimp the supply of normal rental housing if too many home owners find shortterm rentals more lucrative, while undercutting operators of regulated bed and breakfasts or hotels..
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On his way back to SFU, Tyler Basham took a detour south
By Nick Greenizan Sometimes, it pays to go where nobody knows your name. It was that anonymity that Tyler Basham believes helped him carve out a solid junior ‘A’ hockey career which, in turn, led him to a roster spot with Simon Fraser University’s squad. Basham, a Surrey resident and Cloverdale Minor Hockey alum, is in his second season with the SFU Clan, but compared to many of his teammates – who played junior ‘A’ or major-junior hockey in Western Canada – Basham’s career arc has followed a much more scenic route. After playing 16 games of major-midget with the Valley West Hawks, followed by a season of Junior ‘B’ with the Port Moody Panthers, Basham – in search of a better opportunity to showcase his talents – packed up his hockey bag and headed south, to Texas, where he played for the El Paso Rhinos of the Western
States Hockey League. He had connected with the team after being scouted while playing for Canada West at the Chowder Cup, a youth tournament in Boston. “I’d almost made a few teams (in B.C.), I was the last cut, that sort of thing, and after awhile, I never really felt like I got a fair shot – because of my size, or whatever,� said the 22-year-old Basham, who stands just fivefoot-nine. “So it was great to go down there, where they didn’t know me, and make a really good first impression.� It didn’t take the forward long to make an impact with his team club. After making the final roster, he ended up finishing third in team scoring with 46 points in 42 games – more than doubling his offensive output the previous season in Port Moody. And though the transition to living not just away from home, but in an entirely new country, was an adjustment, it
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Colts savour a banner performance
Four goals in 10 minutes make for exciting final The Cloverdale Colts Midget AAA Tier 1 team is celebrating a recent, hardwon victory over North Vancouver. The Colts clinched the PCAHA Midget Flight 1 league banner, a first for Cloverdale. It was a come-from-behind 5-2 win in the championship game. The Colts scored four goals in the last 10 minutes to pull out the win, and clinch the banner. Team representative Arthur Erwin the exciting comeback was sparked by hard work by all the players, but especially team captain J. T. Nomura. The team is now headed to the upcoming playoff rounds.
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Teamwork: The Cloverdale Midget A3 Colts are now headed to the playoff rounds.
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The Cloverdale MHA contingent of the Fraser Valley Flames, featuring goalie Wesley Ellingsen, Malcolm Livingstone, Shaun Simpson and Jaron Peck – players who attend Clayton Heights and Lord Tweedsmuir Secondary schools – hoists the championship trophy from the 39th annual Pacific Coast Amateur Hockey Association’s Midget Scholarship Tournament, held Jan. 25-31. Players are nominated by their club teams, and must fulfill a set of criteria to enter, including demonstrating grades, good sportsmanship, and hockey ability. The Flames took on the Fraser Valley Oilers in the final, winning 4-3 in overtime play. Flames goalie Ellingson, pictured at far left, was named MVP. He also plays for the Cloverdale Colts Midget AAA Tier 1 team (see story above), which has won its division title.
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competition, this time to Pennsylvania’s Johnstown Tomahawks of the North American Hockey League. Once again, he went to training camp having never been seen by the team’s coaches. “It was a bit of a risk, I guess – I could’ve went back to El Paso for my 20-year-old season, but I wanted to move up to a better league and I just felt like it was something I had to do, to challenge myself,” he said. “Everyone knew what my goals were – to get a college scholarship – and Johnstown was a good opportunity.” Basham impressed Johnstown staff at an open tryout, followed by the team’s main camp, and eventually found himself on the opening-day roster. He played 56 games for the Tomahawks, tallying 17 points. Johnstown – famous for being the home of the minor-pro Johnstown Chiefs, and the filming location for the cult hockey movie Slap Shot – was a great place to play, Basham said. “It was so cool, such a great hockey town,” he said. “The fans were incredible, and they absolutely
loved the team. They’d talk to you when they’d see you (away from the rink), but they’d also let you hear it if you did something dumb.” When his junior career wrapped up, Basham said he could’ve continued his hockey pilgrimage by joining an NCAA Div. 3 college program, but decided, in part for family reasons, to return home and play at SFU. “Family wasn’t the main reason I decided to play here, but it was a nice benefit, for sure,” he said. Like he did first in El Paso and then in Johnstown, Basham again fit in well with his new club. As a freshman last year, he scored 13 points in 23 games, and this season, he has 13 points in just 11 contests. At a recent Friday game against Eastern Washington University, Basham scored the shootout winner to help cap SFU’s 4-3 comeback victory; at one point, they’d been down 3-0 to their BC Intercollegiate Hockey League rivals. The next night, also against EWU in Cheney, Wash., SFU won 6-4. “The first half of our season (before Christmas) went pretty well, so hopefully we’re able to keep it going,” Basham said.
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