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For sale: The real estate listing for 5657 176 Street in Cloverdale, formerly home of Dann’s Electronics, a family-run business that operated for more than 80 years in this location, makes no mention of its heritage status. ‘Excellent corner site ideal for redevelopment,’ the Valley Pacific Realty listing says.

By Jennifer Lang redeveloped. Don’t miss this excellent opportunity.” One of Cloverdale’s iconic buildings is The Reporter contacted the current up for sale, putting its future in jeopardy owner to find out why the just seven months after its building is marketed as a former owner and proprietor tear-down, but she declined passed away. comment. What was Dann’s ElecAlthough Dann’s Electronics tronics at 5657 176 Street is listed on the City of Surrey’s – currently home of The heritage register, the designaBowerbird Stop, an antique tion doesn’t guarantee protecstore – is listed at $995,000. tion or preservation of a buildIts real estate listing makes ing or heritage site, something no mention of its heritage that might surprise the many status. friends and former customers “Excellent corner site ideal of Allan Dann, who sold the for redevelopment,” the Valbuilding in January 2013. ley Pacific Realty listing says, News that her father’s childThe neon sign went dark noting it may be possible hood home has been put up for in 2013. to build a 7,000 square-foot sale has Kathleen Dann Honey new building with commerworried the building will be torn down cial space at street level and a two-bedand the history of the site will be erased. room residential unit upstairs. In an email, she said she was glad her “These properties are rarely for sale,” it continues. “Good revenue source ‘till See NO HUGE UPSIDE / Page 3

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There’s ‘not a huge upside to somebody tearing it down’ From page one

father isn’t here to witness it. Unless protection is formally imposed through a bylaw, such as a Heritage Revitalization Agreement, which is the case with the Clova Cinema a block away, or through a restrictive covenant, the building can be altered or re-developed. Listed on the Canadian Register of Heritage Places and the City of Surrey’s Heritage Register, it was built in 1920 as a Royal Bank of Canada. The bank closed in 1923 and became a liquor store until 1931, when it was purchased by Ernest and Dorice Dann. Ernest moved his bicycle repair shop there, and installed his young family upstairs in the former bank manager suite. The operation evolved into an appliance and electronics sales and repair shop that sold everything from vacuum cleaners to stereo equipment. Many residents of Cloverdale remember buying their first bikes or colour televisions there. Son Allan Dann grew up in the apartment upstairs and ran Dann’s Electronics from 1973 to his retirement 40 years later. He passed away last December at 91 after a lifetime of community service, including volunteer fire fighting. In 1998 Dann’s Electronics became Surrey Heritage Site #47, a designation proclaimed on a plaque that was removed when the building was recently repainted and is no longer displayed. Don Luymes, manager of community planning for the City of Surrey, said realtors are not obligated to disclose heritage register designation in a real estate listing. Further, if the heritage building is purchased and the new owner plans to redevelop or renovate, altering its character or even tearing it down, there would be nothing formally standing in the way. “It is not protected,” he said. The city can offer temporary protection by withholding a demolition permit for a period of time, during which the city would attempt to negotiate with the owner for some protection of a building. In the case of the Dann’s Electronics building, there are some challenges for an owner or buyer. “At the same time, that area we would

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MP extends two invites Residents of the federal riding of Cloverdale-Langley City will have a couple of opportunities to meet their new Member of Parliament next week. John Aldag (L) is hosting a public townhall meeting on electoral reform Tuesday, Aug. 2 at the Cloverdale Recreation Centre, 6188 176 Street, starting at 7 p.m. The next day, he’s hosting an open house from 3 to 7 p.m. at his electoral district office at unit 105-19211 Fraser Highway. These are different dates than advertised in Aldag’s summer newsletter to constituents. For more information, call 60-575-6595 or email John.Aldag@parl.gc.ca, or visit johnaldagmp.ca – Cloverdale Reporter

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Allan Dann greets trick or treaters during the Halloween Costume Parade in 2011. Surrey’s oldest continually-operating family business closed shop in 2013 and the building was sold.

not see as a high-density redevelopment,” he said. “It’s not like there’s a huge upside to somebody tearing it down and building something larger,” he said. “It’s possible somebody purchasing it may wish to renovate it, and if they did, we would hope to have some influence on that renovation and perhaps protect as much of that heritage as possible.” A Heritage Revitalization Agreement is the main tool the city uses to preserve heritage buildings in Surrey. It specifies key elements to be retained or protected. Luymes said incentives may include relaxing parking requirements, as was the case with the Clova Cinema when it was sold to CrossRidge Church, which sought to have the zoning amended to permit assembly use. An owner may also see up to a maximum of $5,000 a year over three years (for a maximum of $15,000) in property tax reductions provided the money is spent on heritage renovations. The seller could voluntarily enter into an agreement, he said. “That didn’t

happen in this case – it was sold without protection.” In the case of the Bose Farm, Luymes said five heritage buildings were saved as a condition of redevelopment – the developer was allowed to increase density as an incentive to ensure protection. The city also has the authority to designate a building as a heritage building without the owner’s consent. It’s rarely done because “in many cases, heritage designation could reduce values of a property,” Luymes said. “In general, the city doesn’t pursue designation against the wishes of an owner,” he added. “It’s not something you do lightly.” There are 209 buildings and sites listed on Surrey’s Heritage Register. And there are 67 protected sites in the city. Of those, 35 are protected through HRAs, 30 through designation bylaws and two through restrictive covenant. “Hopefully the Dann’s Electric building will have a happy ending. If it is sold, we’ll deal with the owner when the time comes,” he said.

Help fill the kitty food bank The Surrey Community Cat Coalition (SCCC) is low on canned food donations for cats and hopes the public will do some Christmas shopping in July and buy quality cat food to donate. “We definitely appreciate all cat food donations,” said SCCC manager Lubna Ekramoddoullah. “But the best type of food for cats is wet food, and we hope our donors will spend a little more money on quality brands, such as FirstMate and Wellness, which don’t have any by-products.” By-products have no nutritional value and are used as a cheap way to keep the protein levels high while keeping food production costs low. Ingredients are listed by weight, so the first five ingredients in a top-quality brand will use named meat protein sources, contain no by-products corn, wheat, soy, artificial ingredients or preservatives. In Cloverdale and area, quality canned cat food can be purchased and dropped off at any of the following locations collecting for the Surrey Cat Food Bank: • Clayton Critters, 103-6829 188 St. • Newmac Animal Feeds, 5-1767 Highway 10 • BC Animal Hospital, Unit 102, 15375 Highway 10. – Black Press

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CALENDAR All non-profit organizations can email their special events to newsroom@cloverdalereporter.com EVENTS UKRAINIAN SOUL FOOD Perogies, cabbage rolls and borsch will be available Friday, July 29 at a fundraiser at the Ukrainian Cultural Centre, 13512 108 Ave., from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Eat in, take away or ready for your freezer. For more information, call 604531-1923 or 604-581-0313. ANNOUNCEMENTS TEENS - UNLEASH YOUR IMAGINATION This summer, be creative, have some fun and win cash prizes. Enter a short story, poem, or comic in Surrey Libraries’ Young Adult Writing Contest. Cash prizes will be awarded per category and age group. The contest is open to ages 12 to 18 years. Entries must be in by 10 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 2. It’s free to enter. Entry rules and forms are available at www. surreylibraries.ca/teens. ATTENTION SENIORS Are you a senior who could use some help with grocery shopping? The Cloverdale Better at Home program is now offering accompanied grocery shopping services for seniors and other non-medical services. Call us for more information and to sign up for this program. We also provide friendly visits, light housekeeping, telephone assurance calls and light gardening. Call 604-536-9348 or email info-referral@comeshare.ca CLUBS/GROUPS WOMEN’S PROBUS CLUB OF WHITE ROCK AND SOUTH SURREY If you are a retired or semi retired woman and have an interest in joining an active social club, search the internet using our club’s name or visit www.probus.org to learn about Probus and to see our newsletter and club activities. We meet at 1:3)W p.m. on the last Wednesday of the month at White Rock Baptist Church, 1657 140 Street, Surrey. Call 604-535-6212 for further information. AL-ANON SUPPORT GROUP Does someone you care about drink too much? You can see what it is doing to them, can you see what it is doing to you? Al-Anon can offer hope and help. We can understand as perhaps few others can. The group meets Thursdays from 7:30-8:30 p.m. at Cloverdale United Church, 17575 58A Ave., Cloverdale. Ages 19 and up. By donation. Call 604-6881716 or visit bcyukon-al-anon.org. 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. SOUTH SURREY GARDEN CLUB 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 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, call Kathy at 604-535-8264.

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n behalf of Canadian Blood Services and our Territory Manager, Nancy Bryan, I would like to thank Cloverdale residents who support Canadian patients by giving blood. In late April, we announced the need for 200,000 blood donations by July. Thousands of eligible donors answered the call for support and helped us collect more than 193,000 donations. Approx-

imately 100 donations were collected in Cloverdale, which helped us meet hospital demand. As some of our regular donors are busy with vacation and family time in the warm summer months, we always welcome new donors. To book an appointment for any upcoming Cloverdale clinics, download the GiveBlood app, visit blood.ca or call 1-888-2-DONATE (1 888 236 6283).

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Metlakatla has no LNG agreement Editor: Re: “Tree-spikers cling to Lelu Island,” (B.C. Views, July 20, CloverdaleReporter.com). The Metlakatla First Nation does not have a benefit agreement signed with Pacific North-

West LNG for the proposed Lelu Island project. Unfortunately, factually incorrect information was published in several Black Press newspapers across the province, stating that “The Metlakatla,

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Parking progress: BIA Task force takes a creative look at public parking lots in Cloverdale

CLUBS/GROUPS TOPS TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – meets at 7 p.m. every Wednesday at the Cloverdale Library, 5642 176A Street, Surrey, in the upstairs meeting room. For more information, phone LInda at 604-462-9326. FORGET ME NOT FAMILY SOCIETY Education, consultation, peer counselling and support to those touched by adoption. The Cloverdale Support Group meets on the second Thursday of the month, at the Cloverdale Library, 5642 165A Street, Surrey, from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Open to adoptees, birth/natural parents, and adoptive parents.

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with newly-painted stalls and enclosures for garbage containers. A second project is in the works, Orazietti said. The task force is working with local businesses like The Henry Public House and organizations like

the Surrey Society Association for Community Living, which recently moved back home into its completely renovated offices on 56A Avenue. Eight angled parking stalls will be created on 56A Avenue, Orazietti

said. The task force is also asking the city to consider purchasing a residential lot near the Cloverdale Firehall in order to expand the current public lot on 56A Avenue at 175 Street. 7700551

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By Kevin Diakiw Rocked by more than 40 drug overdoses in Whalley over a single weekend in July, Surrey Mayor Linda Hepner is reconsidering a long-standing stance in the city around harm reduction. There were 43 overdoses in North Surrey two weeks ago, much of them a result of fentanyl-laced crack cocaine. Fraser Health Authority (FHA) has now issued warnings to mitigate the dangers of lethal fentanyl and its powerful cousin, W-18, of which little is known. Hepner was deeply concerned over the number of overdoses in Whalley and said several things need to be ushered into place in order to save lives. Among them, she said, is the possibility of supervised “safe consumption” sites where people could use illegal drugs in relative safety. Surrey has long looked at Vancouver with disapproval over its safe injection sites and has said no such thing would be coming here. However, Hepner said it might be time to consider something like that for Surrey. Further, she still disapproves of the “stand-alone” facilities in Vancouver. The Surrey services would be

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By Jennifer Lang Shoppers in search of a free parking spot in Cloverdale will have it easier, thanks to a new parking task force that’s already making more space available in the historic district. The task force formed in February after members of the Cloverdale Business Improvement Association raised concerns at the organization’s Annual General Meeting. The group is headed up by BIA president Dean Moore and vice president Tricia Ellingsen, along with other directors. Their first project focused on the public parking lot behind the Dale Building at 57A Avenue and 176A Street. The task force contacted City of Surrey parking engineer Dave Harkness, and together they came up with a creative solution to an old problem – overgrown blackberry bushes and hedges were removed, and new landscaping features were put in their place. The result is a safer, more inviting-looking place for visitors and workers to park their vehicles, according to Paul Orazietti, executive director of the Cloverdale BIA. Phase two will see the lot behind the Henry Public House used more efficiently to create up to 30 per cent more parking,

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process has begun in some cases. “We have engaged with some of the communities, such as Surrey, where we have seen significant increases in the need for that service.” Even more modest harm reduction strategies have at times been controversial among Fraser Valley politicians. Supporters say supervised use sites greatly reduce fatal overdoses and the spread of infectious disease among users, while also providing an avenue to connect those at risk to services that could help transform their lives. Opponents believe they have the effect of entrenching drug use in communities and favour a less tolerant approach. Health Minister Terry Lake supported the push for new supervised sites after the declaration of a public health emergency this spring as the number of fatal overdoses climbed. An emailed statement from the health ministry says supervised injection services such as Insite in Vancouver are proven to save lives, reduce disease spread and connect users to other services, such as detox. “We view these as public health issues, and harm reduction programs like supervised injection services are a key part of Continued next page

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elderly, as well as infants or those who have a smaller appetite. They are not only nutrient-dense, but also highly flavourful. Minimal seasoning, salt or sugar is required and all the natural essences are retained. They can be served directly, or used as a basis for soups, gravy/sauce, or even Chinese congee (rice porridge). You can drink it on a daily basis to get a natural dose of protein, minerals and collagen, or use it when you’re feeling down. It’s also a great way to get a dose of nutrients into your kids, including infants.

is possible, using data on overdoses, as well as fatalities from the B.C. Coroners Service. Vancouver has B.C.’s only two supervised injection sites so far, but Vancouver Coastal Health Authority has indicated it will seek up to five more, while other health authorities are expected to pursue them in cities such as Victoria, Kelowna and Kamloops. Fraser Health had not before signaled its intent to pursue supervised consumption sites, so named because they serve not just injection drug users. It’s not expected to be a speedy process. Under the federal Respect For Communities Act passed by the former Conservative government, proposed consumption sites seeking an exemption must be backed by extensive documentation, including support letters from the local municipality and police force. Some public health officials – notably provincial health officer Dr. Perry Kendall – have called for the repeal of the federal legislation and expedited approvals, but for now the law stands. “Fraser Health intends to work very closely with our municipalities to reach out and to ensure that there’s engagement and dialogue in place to successfully apply for the exemption,” Lee said, adding that

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speaking for herself, not council as a whole. “I think the majority of my council is still against injection sites,” Hepner said. “It’s not a matter that has come before us.” She said she’s been asked by FHA to come up with a short-term plan to address the increasing drug dangers. That could include having life-saving nal-

oxone available to everyone who can use it, including the opiate user. When administered, naloxone temporarily nullifies the effects of opioids, such as fentanyl and heroin. Hepner also wants more education for people who use at home. The bottom line of any policy adjustments in this regard is saving lives, Hepner said. – Black Press

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‘Alec’ was dedicated to mysteries of hearing loss like her suitor’s – was way ahead of her time. Alec, as she called him, was dedicated to solving the mysteries of hearing loss. Mabel, however, made him promise to complete his now well-advanced invention of the telephone. To please her, he did. As a wedding present in 1877 he gifted her all but 10 of his 1,497 Bell Telephone Company shares. The young Bells lived in America and Britain in the early years, before purchasing summer holiday land in Baddeck, Nova Scotia, in 1885. Graham Bell had originally immigrated to Canada from Scotland as a young man. Among Mabel’s many interests was her conviction that heavier-than-air vehicles could fly – a belief her

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Smart meter class action lawsuit fails By Tom Fletcher The B.C. Supreme Court has dismissed an application by anti-smart meter activists to certify a class action suit against BC Hydro’s use of the wireless meters. It’s the latest defeat for opponents of wireless meters, whose claims of health hazards have also been rejected by the B.C. Utilities Commission and the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal. In her June 12 decision, Justice Elaine Adair agreed with BC Hydro expert Dr. Benjamin Cotts that it would be impossible to assess a “common issue” of thousands of customers’ exposure to radio frequency exposure, because of endless variations in distance and wall materials separating people from meters. Cotts also noted that in addition to radio frequency emissions from radio stations, cell phones, baby monitors, TV and weather radar, natural sources including lightning, other humans and the Earth itself make the assessment of meter emissions impractical. BC Hydro said in a statement it is pleased by the decision on a wireless electricity system that has “realized $100 million in benefits in the first three years of the program, including reductions in electricity theft.” The proposed representative plaintiffs in the class action application included Nomi Davis, who operates a yoga and healing centre business in her home, and Sharon Noble, a long-time protester against wireless meters. – Black Press

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Revenue, ridership up as Compass passes 1M By Jeff Nagel TransLink now has one million active Compass card users and Metro Vancouver’s transit system continues to notch up significant revenue gains since most faregates earlier this year. Fare revenue was up eight per cent in April, May and June compared to the same months of 2015. Officials attribute much of the gain in part to reduced fare evasion after the Compass rollout and most

One million now use smart card, TransLink to close remaining faregates faregates closed. But ridership is also up, by an estimated two per cent in the first half of 2016 from a year earlier. TransLink collected $511 million in transit revenue last year, so an eight per cent gain could translate into an extra $40 million a year – potentially easing the challenge of raising more money for an ambitious transit expansion Metro mayors

want to roll out with federal and provincial government grants. Some faregates have been left open for people with disabilities to ensure they’re not barred from access at times when attendants aren’t present at stations. But TransLink says those remaining faregates will close Monday July 25 as it shifts to an interim solution for those

wheelchair-bound passengers. An improved Station Assistance Service is to allow paraplegic passengers to call for help if they can’t tap a Compass card to open gates. TransLink has also been working with some of the affected passengers to craft assistive devices that allow them to tap out of the gates themselves. The transportation

authority has committed to installing a permanent solution by the end of next year – proximity-sensor entrances at stations that will open as a user approaches who doesn’t have the use of their hands to tap a Compass reader. That new system is to cost up to $5 million. The gain in revenue is despite the fact the use of cash payment on buses has dropped 23

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benefit is to generate better data on passenger movements for designing more efficient routes and schedules. TransLink says 94 per cent of trips are now taken with a Compass card or ticket. More than half of Compass card trips are on registered cards, meaning the owner can recover the pass or money loaded on it if it’s lost or stolen. About 113,000 users have signed up for the autoload feature, which either adds the new month’s pass or tops up stored value automatically when it runs low.

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Court upholds rewards point ban By Jeff Nagel Shoppers in B.C. who love to collect Air Miles or other loyalty reward points when they fill prescriptions are out of luck. A ban on pharmacies offering loyalty rewards or other incentives on prescription drugs will remain in force after the Supreme Court of Canada refused to hear an appeal filed by major retailers. The College of Pharmacists of British Columbia passed a bylaw banning incentives such as redeemable points on the grounds that the practice is unethical, unsafe and unprofessional because patients can be tempted to buy drugs they don’t need. “Pharmacists are medication experts, and sometimes the right thing for them to do is not dispense a drug,” said college registrar Bob Nakagawa. “A patient’s motivation to collect redeemable points may inappropriately encourage drug use and can put their health at risk.” One of the objections raised by the college was that insured patients who don’t pay out of pocket might continue to refill a prescription after they no longer need it just to collect more points and the unneeded drugs may be abused or diverted to the illegal drug trade. Incentives have long been forbidden on methadone prescriptions as well as any Pharmacare-covered prescriptions. The ban was challenged by Sobeys, which owns Safeway and Thrifty Foods stores, on the basis it was an unreasonable restraint, with no evidence of any harm to consumers. A B.C. Supreme Court judge originally overturned the ban as having been too broad, but the B.C. Court of Appeal sided with the college in January. The ban has been in force since then.

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Sisters sweep podium A spectacular weekend for Cloverdale equestrian vaulters

hree sisters and equestrians from Cloverdale swept the podium Friday, each picking up a medal at the first day of the BC Summer Games in Abbotsford. It was the start of a spectacular weekend for Abigail Old, 12, and her sisters Bella, 14, and Emma, 16. The girls compete in equestrian vaulting, a sport that combines gymnastics and acrobatics on a moving horse, in this case, Buddy, a 16-year-old gelding that each rode during competition over the weekend. Abigail took home three gold medals in individual competition; Bella one silver and two bronze medals, and Emma earned a silver medal. All three also earned gold medals as part of Zone 4’s equestrian team, which earned enough points to take first place in the competition. There were 13 competing athletes in equestrian vaulting from four different provincial zones at the 2016 BC Summer Games.

– Cloverdale Reporter

Fraser Valley second in final medal count The 2016 BC Summer Games wrapped up Sunday, with the Vancouver Island-Central Coast team capping off a strong day by vaulting over the Fraser Valley into first place in overall medal count. VICC earned a total of 62 golds, 43 silvers and 56 bronze for 161 overall. They beat out second place Fraser Valley, who won 48 gold, 53 silver and 36 bronze. Fraser River finished third overall, winning 51 gold, 45 silver and 34 bronze.

– Black Press

Gabri sets new shot-put record Dolly Gabri set a new BC Summer Games record in women’s shot-put Friday morning, then broke it on her next throw, easily winning the gold medal. Back to back throws of 13.44 and 13.93 metres should have had the Surrey native grinning from ear to ear. But she wasn’t. As absurd as it sounds given how thoroughly she dominated her BC Games competition, Gabri didn’t feel good about Dolly Gabri either throw. “I’m not throwing my best because my best is 15.19 metres, and I’m really disappointed right now,” she explained. “I felt a little more drive in my hips during the second throw, so it’s getting there.” “And I am happy I broke the record.” Gabri set the new mark with a delivery that’s unique to this age-level, a violent and entertaining cork-screw technique that saw her do two full rotations before releasing the ball. The soon-to-be 15 year old had the crowd gasping as the ball arced through the air and thudded into the ground. “I saw a lot of Olympic athletes doing it and asked my coach if I could do it too,” said Gabri, who trains with South Surrey’s Coastal Track Club. “What I was doing before wasn’t really working for me and I thought, ‘Look, there’s so many people throwing with the spin and they’re throwing so far. Maybe I could do that!” Competing in her first BC Summer Games, Gabri was already looking ahead to her next events. She’ll gun for more hardware in ham-

mer-throw and discus, where’s she’s looking to break another record. “It does feel great now that I’ve got that gold medal,” she said, finally cracking a smile. “Now I just want to go get another one.” The silver medal went to Michelle Badson of New Westminster, and bronze was earned by Jenevieve Patry-Smith of Port Coquitlam.

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Anne-Marie North of Burnaby and Kamloops’ Joyce Ribalki.

was refereeing, became involved with the club directors, and now is venturing into judging. But she admitted to being a little nerve heading into this weekend, it being her first time sitting in the judge’s chair and the first time at a provincial competition as on official. She explained that there are very specific criteria by which the judges must mark each swimmer in artistic

impression, difficulty, and execution. By Sunday, the only remaining area of competition was the solo category, and swimmers were out of the pool by 10 a.m. “These swimmers have worked so hard that you want to make sure you’re giving the right marks to the right swimmers and placing the right athletes on the podium… It was a little daunting, but I did okay… I did it,”

Ribalkin said. She herself was beaming as she watched the winners (all ranging in age between 11 and 15) take their turn stepping up to the podium and having a medal placed around their neck. “It’s a great experience,” added fellow judge and new friend Anne-Marie North of Burnaby. She too started as a mother observing from the stands 12 years ago, then became a volunteer, began judging and now also teaches others to judge. She’s even a master swimmer herself. “I wanted to help grow athletes… give them the tools they need to succeed and go on to pursue their dreams, whatever those dreams may be. My primary motivation has and always will be the athletes.”

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A dominant performance from start to finish earned Surrey’s Jasneet Nijjar a gold medal in the women’s 300 metre race.

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at the end,” said Nijjar. “But I ended up being pretty relaxed all the way through.” A couple of girls kept up with her, sort of, until she rounded the final corner. Nijjar really turned on the jets with the finish line in sight. “When I run I don’t really focus on the people who are running with me,” she said. “I’m always running against the clock and I’m really happy with the time I achieved.” Langley’s Brooke Mussche grabbed bronze.

Jump to gold Malcolm Borsoi of Surrey has won the gold in Summer Games Special Olympics men’s long jump.

Wilson’s victory Surrey’s Tyler Wilson won the 1,500-m race-walk event. For three-quarters of the event, Wilson and Vancouver’s Peter Jeong were neck and neck. But Wilson pulled away on the final lap and raised his arms in triumph at the finish

line. “I knew he (Jeong) was fast because he’s been winning all of his meets, so my plan was just to stick with him and see if I could pass him at the end,” Wilson said. “I’m just overjoyed right now. It’s amazing.” The hot, windy conditions proved difficult. “It was tough and everything below my knees is burning, but that’s why I’ve been out training every day ever since I found out I was going to the BC Summer Games,” he said.

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