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Centre for Dialogue room A). For more details of those sessions, the expansion plan’s benefits for each area, and a feedback questionnaire see tenyearvision. translink.ca. Oct. 31 is the deadline to comment. An average home assessed at $678,000 would pay $190 a year in dedicated property taxes to TransLink next year (an increase of $3 over and above the automatic annual increase for TransLink of about $2) and that would increase a further $3 a year thereafter. For a $1 million property that translates to $285 in TransLink property tax in 2017 with $4 annual increases. The most discomfort with the plan and its property tax increases so far have come from mayors of cities with high land values, such as West Vancouver. Under the plan, the average business assessed at $2.6 million would pay $3,021 next year and see the TransLink property tax rise a further $45 each year. See CAPITAL COSTS/ Page 3
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NDP opposes Surrey schools privatization I want parents to know that it doesn’t have to be this way,” said Horgan at a press conference inside Surrey-Green Timbers NDP MLA Sue Hammell’s office on King George Boulevard. “Christy Clark and her government created this overcrowding crisis by neglecting to plan and build for growth, and its Surrey kids who are paying the price for that neglect.” The City of Surrey is considering a Public-Private Partnership (P3) to build schools
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Feds pledged to cover Teen killed by falling tree half of capital costs ‘Extraordinary young man’ was a promising athlete and student Staff writer A Clayton Heights Secondary student who was killed by a falling tree during Friday’s windstorm is being remembered as a bright and amazing youth who was a talented rugby player and student. Emergency crews found Shakir Salaam, 16, pinned under a tree in a wooded area by the school at around 2:30 Oct. 14. It took four men to free him, and paramedics continued medical assistance en route to Langley Memorial Hospital, but he later succumbed to his injuries. Salaam’s friends, family, classmates and teachers gathered near the grounds of the school on Saturday. “He was best friends with my son,” Lisa Borchardt told CTV News. “He was an amazing individual. You couldn’t ask for a better kid. I’m just really going to miss him.”
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The proposed fare increases would require riders who now pay $2.10 for one zone of travel with stored value on a Compass card to pay $2.20 in 2017 and $2.40 by 2019. One zone monthly passes would climb from $91 to $98 over the same period. Details of the planned development cost charge are still to be determined, but TransLink has suggested it would aim to raise up to $20 million a year by charging $700 to $2,000 extra on new housing units and $0.50 per square foot on new commercial buildings. The TransLink plan suggests developers would aim to pay less for land in response, and not simply add simply increase their prices for new homes. “There would be no negative impact on housing affordability” at the rates contemplated, it says, adding fees could be reduced or eliminated for cer-
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regional share requirement. Since then, the federal government has pledged to cover half of capital costs, reducing the regional share to 17 per cent. – Black Press
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‘No way to run a public education system’ From page one
But, just like a car lease or high-interest financing for new furniture, it costs us more in the long run. That is no way to run a public education system. What T:10” Surrey needs is stable, adequate funding for public education, and I’m committed to doing exactly that.”
The B.C. Liberals announced the creation of 2,700 new classroom spaces in Surrey earlier this year. The Surrey School District has approximately 71,000 students this year, around a thousand more than last year’s total, and there are nearly 275 portables being used as classrooms. – Black Press
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Mounties seek witnesses Surrey RCMP are looking for any witnesses to an incident last month where a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle in the Clayton area. On Sept. 19 between 3:50 and 4:10 a.m., a vehicle was travelling westbound on Fraser Highway after leaving the 20300 block of Fraser Highway in Langley. The vehicle, a brown 2004 Nissan Pathfinder, struck and seriously injured a pedestrian in the 19400 block of Fraser Highway. Approximately two hours later, the pedestrian was spotted by a passing motorist and transported to hospital. The Surrey RCMP Criminal Collision Investigation Team (CCIT), who investigates all serious injury and fatal motor vehicle collisions in the city, is leading this investigation. The driver of the Pathfinder has been identified and is speaking to police. In-
vestigators are continuing to appeal for any witnesses to the incident to contact them. “Investigators would like to talk to anyone who may have witnessed this collision or anyone who may have seen the Pathfinder driving prior to the collision,” said Cpl. Scotty Schumann. Anyone with more information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502 or Crime Stoppers, if they wish to remain anonymous, at 1-800222-TIPS or www.solvecrime.ca. – Black Press
Masked men with fake guns prompt warning Surrey RCMP officers responded to reports of a group of men wearing facemasks and carrying handguns in an un-
derground parkade Saturday (Oct. 15) night only to find the men were “just playing around” with imitation firearms. The incident took place just after 8:30 p.m. near the Walmart at Guildford Town Centre. When police arrived at the scene, they found some of the men still wearing masks and carrying what appeared to be pistols. Officers detained the men at gunpoint before determining that their weapons were fake. Police said the men “could not give any legitimate reason for their actions in the parkade.” In light of the incident, Surrey RCMP are reminding the public that imitation firearms are often difficult to distinguish from the real thing. Until they can determine with certainty that a weapon is not real, officers must deal with the situation as though it is, police said.
The victim of the tragic farm fatality in South Surrey has been identified. The B.C. Coroners’ Service confirmed that Kenneth Mark Nootebos, 51, died Oct. 6 on a rural property in the 15600-block of 40 Avenue, while working on a mechanical beet-harvesting project. “At about 2:45 p.m. on Oct. 6, 2016, he became entrapped in some of the machinery,” spokesperson Barb McLintock said. “He was deceased at the scene.” Nootebos, 51, is well-known in South Surrey as one of two brothers who operate Mary’s Garden, a family business with roots dating back to 1966. Facebook tributes described Nootebos as someone who was always there for his friends; an inspiration who will be sorely missed. White Rock Coun. David Chesney called Nootebos “a hometown hero in every sense of the word” who worked to help whoever “he crossed paths with.” Jas Singh, of neighbouring God’s Little Acre, said: “Kenny always said he wanted one day to be a hero. He was a hero all his life.” Art Molenkamp described Nootebos as “a man with a golden heart.” Ken Nootebos Tributes and memories continued to pour in, with family, friends and coworkers past and present remembering the longtime resident. An Oct. 8 post on the Mary’s Garden Facebook page states the week “has been a very difficult and sad one for the Mary’s Garden family but we just want our customers to know that the farm is still open for business.” Customers and former Mary’s Garden employees left heartfelt messages and memories. “Ken was a wonderful person. I remember when I was working there, he would show up with surprise mochas for everyone,” wrote Jillian Lebeck. “Our thoughts are with you all,” said Laura Jones. WorkSafeBC, BC Coroners’ Service and Surrey RCMP continue to investigate, according to McLintock. – Black Press
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Top business nominees announced The shortlist has been released for Surrey’s top businesses of the year. The Surrey Board of Trade (SBOT) will be holding its 18th annual Surrey Business Excellence Awards on Nov. 3 at the Sheraton Guildford Hotel. SBOT has released the shortlist of candidates in six different categories that will be honoured at the “Academy Style” event. They include: Business Person of the Year:
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All non-profit organizations can email their special events to newsroom@cloverdalereporter.com EVENTS THE DIXIE SWIM CLUB Surrey Little Theatre presents the hilarious comedy, “The Dixie Swim Club” by Jones, Hope and Wooten, Oct. 20 to Nov. 19 Thurs. to Sat. at 8 p.m. with Sun. matinees Oct. 30, Nov. 6 and 13 at 2p.m. Five southern women – former team mates – meet at the same beach cottage every year to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. Tickets at brownpapertickets.com, reservations@ surreylittletheatre.com or 604-576-8451, or visit www.surreylittletheatre.com. Note: Oct. 20, 21 and Nov. 5 are sold out.
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FALL SALE The Surrey Covenant Reformed Church hosts its annual fall sale Saturday, Oct. 22 from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Look for homemade raisin breads, cake loaves, cookies, pies, jams, used merchandise, crafts, books and toys. Plus plants and more. Come for lunch 11-12 noon. Free coffee. They’re located at 17400 60 Ave., in Cloverdale. Entrance at the back of the building.
ANNOUNCEMENTS VERSATILE PERFORMERS NEEDED The Society of Versatile Entertainers is back for another season of fun in Cloverdale. As seniors, entertaining our community and giving back is part of what we do. We need some new blood in the group and Cloverdale is our base of operations. Give us a call at 604-613-3116 or drop in to the Cloverdale Legion any Monday at 12 noon and ask for Susie. Having fun is our priority, come see us and find out what we are all about. LORD TWEEDSMUIR ALUMNI ASSOCIATION ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING Monday, Nov. 21, at 7 p.m. at the school. Former students, teachers, staff and other community people who have an interest in the school are welcome and invited to attend. Lifetime membership fee is just $10. Call 604-576-2027. CRAFTERS NEEDED Annual Cloverdale United Church Craft Fair Saturday, Nov. 19, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., 17575 58A Ave., Cloverdale. Crafters needed, $25 per table. Please leave a message at cloverdalehazelmereuc@telus.net or call 604-574-5813. 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. Call us for more information and to sign up for this program. Call 604-536-9348 or email info-referral@comeshare.ca CLUBS/GROUPS TOPS TOPS – Take Off Pounds Sensibly – meets at 6:15 p.m. every Wednesday at the Cloverdale Library, 5642 176A Street, Surrey, in the upstairs meeting room. For more information, phone Paula at 604-583-3357. 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
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It’s bad enough watching NDP leader John Horgan and Green Party leader Andrew Weaver twist themselves into knots to maintain opposition to a renewable energy project. Their core urban supporters are hardwired to oppose any industrial development, and today’s instant information culture manufactures ‘facts’ to fit the current narrative. It takes real political flexibility to tout adoption of electric cars, then try to block the only option other than nuclear reactors that would support the expansion. Wading through my daily shipment of shocked and appalled environmental-group press releases, I almost slipped off my chair when Amnesty International started sending out anti-Site C diatribes. Good to know the plight of political prisoners from Cuba to Iran has been relieved to the point where Amnesty is able to stand with the dozens of other donation-seeking organizations against this dam. The environmental case for Site C is related to the economic case. It will generate more power with a smaller reservoir than any other dam in Canada, being the third stop for the vast quantity of water stored in Williston Lake. Do you want to know the real reason why Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government issued permits for Site C? They did it because it makes sense. – Tom Fletcher is B.C. legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press
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’m more than a little uncomfortable around German shepherds. That’s been true ever since one tried to rip my throat out when I was about 18. Thankfully, there was a pane of glass between me and the set of gnashing teeth aimed at the general vicinity of my face. The sad fact is, if the dog had managed to injure or kill me, a decent share of the blame would have been mine. But not all of it. And I’m certainly not putting any of it on the dog. You get where I’m going with this. The decades old memory was dredged up by recent coverage about Montreal’s ongoing attempt to create a breed-specific ban targeting pit bulls — or the range of breeds and mixes collectively defined as pit bulls — a move that has managed to get a lot of backs up. I was house sitting for a friend who had a sweet-natured spaniel named Charlie. Before she left, she offered to take him to
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The woman had told me she’d be home, after all. And I had no interest in making another hour long round trip (or in cleaning up more dog pee), so I gritted my teeth and opened my car door. The moment it began to swing out, the shepherd was off the porch and racing toward me.
Regaining my senses, I jumped back into the car and landed smack on top of poor Charlie, who’d been trying to follow me out the driver’s side. I slammed the door shut just as the shepherd lunged. It jumped and barked madly at my window for a minute or two before running behind my car and disappearing from sight. A second later, I watched in disbelief as the front passenger side of my car began to sink. Call it a late ’80s version of “pictures or it didn’t happen,” but I kept that tire with its tooth-shaped hole in the sidewall, and hauled it out any time someone tried to call B.S. on my story.
I threw my little hatchback in reverse and peeled out of there on three tires and rim, making it a good kilometre down the country road before I dared get out and assess the damage. I found myself stuck in the middle of nowhere with a flat tire and only a theoretical idea of how to fix it. Luckily, a family passed by, noticed my struggle and helped me to get mobile once again. Charlie and I drove home. Him hanging his head happily out the window; me with my tail between my legs. To this day the thing that has me shaking my head wasn’t the dog’s reaction to my arrival. Or even my own stupidity in attempting to get out of my car. It was the owner’s refusal to acknowledge her dog’s behaviour. If she’d said, “Yup. This is his yard and it’s his job to protect it,” then fair enough. Instead, what I got was a dismissive, “My dog would never do that.” Which translated roughly as: “I’m not paying for your tire.” As I said, I take my fair share of the blame in this case. I acted stupidly. But at the same time, dog owners have a serious responsibility to be aware of what their pets are (or might be) capable of and to
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Saved from fiery crash by metal duo Langley musicians driving home from a gig survive near miss to save couple from dramatic crash on Highway 1 By Kevin Diakiw It’s unlikely that someone in a fiery crash would pray for the arrival of a heavy metal band for their survival, but that’s exactly who extracted a young couple from a roadside inferno near Cloverdale. On Oct. 9, Dan Wakefield and Chris Lang, of the Langley band Utility Provider, were heading home from a gig when a car they believed to be a smaller model BMW, screamed past them at an immense speed on the Trans-Canada Highway at about 179
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MoneyMatters Parents have the will but lack the skill to teach their kids about money, survey says
The survey found 79.7 per cent of parents believe they bear the responsibility for teaching their kids about money. And they appear to be putting their money where their mouth is—79.4 per cent of parents said their kids learn from them. While it’s heartening to see such a high percentage of parents taking responsibility for their children’s financial education, the survey does reveal areas for improvement. Among those who believe parents have the primary responsibility to teach their children about money, only 56 per cent believe that there are sufficient resources available to help them. This lack of resources and confidence may be why young adults continue to demonstrate poor financial literacy,
which presents a significant opportunity to improve financial literacy across generations and that learning starts at home. Like any skill, it’s best to start sound financial management practices early and involve kids in specific family savings goals. Instead of saying no to a child’s request for a new toy, use it as an opportunity to explain the concepts of earning, saving and buying.
‘I was thinking, ‘I sure hope it doesn’t blow up.’ - Dan Wakefield, member of the band, Utility Provider
“I’ll see that picture for the rest of my life, that street pole was coming right for us,” he said. Wakefield swerved to avoid the oncoming pole and continued through the debris field and the smoke, and looked over to see the burning car was still tumbling. “At this point, he’s doing the same speed as me,” Wakefield said. The rolling car hit another pole and came to a stop. At that point, Wakefield and Lang got out of their car and ran over to the car to assist. “I was thinking, `I sure hope it doesn’t
blow up,’” Wakefield said. “It wasn’t an issue of not doing anything. It wasn’t a fender bender, where they were just going to be fine.” So the two charged into the inferno. Lang grabbed a door that was knocked open from impact and guided the driver out, passing him to Wakefield. Lang went to get the woman passenger. People had now stopped by the roadside and were heading for the wreckage. “I was saying, ‘We have to get away from the car,’” Wakefield recounted, noting he was concerned it might blow up again. He received a message from the passenger’s grandmother in New Zealand saying, ‘Thank you very much,’ Wakefield said, adding he believes the couple is okay. “They walked away.”
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Professionals can also step into provide in-depth financial knowledge-building for parents. The more we can help parents mange the complexity of today’s financial landscape, the better we can financially prepare future generations. First West conducted a poll of 507 people in British Columbia from Jun 2 to 7, 2016, using Google Consumer Surveys. Google Consumer Survey is an online tool that collects feedback from the general population targeting visitors to desktop and mobile websites. The results of this survey are accurate at the 95 per cent confidence level +/- 4.3 per cent and statistically weighted according to age and gender to ensure a representative sample.
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Street in Surrey. Wakefield remembers the incident vividly. The band was traveling at about 150 km/hr, Wakefield believes. “And he blew by me, like a bullet going by your ear,” Wakefield said a few days later. As the driver tried to swerve back into Wakefield’s lane, the driver of the excessively speeding car was unable to correct properly. “Basically, he was in slow motion going in front of us at this point,” Wakefield said. The out-of-control car passed through another lane into the HOV lane and crashed into a pole with the passenger’s side door. “The car literally exploded – big, fiery ball, chunks flying – like a movie explosion,” he said. Wakefield had to swerve to avoid the explosion. Then the street pole toppled right at the car Wakefield was driving.
Three-and-a-half-year-old Elizabeth Harskamp prepares to pet Bell, a two-year-old female leopard gecko from the Reptile Rescue Adoption and Education Society in Richmond while taking in the sights at the 2016 Pacific Pet Expo on Oct. 15 at the Cloverdale Agriplex.
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Swimming in comedy Surrey Little Theatre presents the comedy The Dixie Swim Club by Jesse Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten from Oct. 20 to Nov. 19. Directed by Mike Busswood, the play is about five southern women whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team.
They meet at the same beach cottage every year to catch up, laugh and meddle in each other’s lives. The bonds of friendship and team camaraderie stay with them through the good times and bad, through love and loss, in sickness and in health. Show times are Thursday to Saturday at 8 p.m. with Sunday matinees at 2 p.m. on Oct. 30,
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M. Diane Rogers, Brenda L. Smith, and Peter Whitlock. Our three distinguished experts will discuss what to do when the inevitable happens – running into a brick wall. In other words, what does a family historian do when their research hits an apparent dead end somewhere along the line? Cloverdale Library presents Brick Walls: Sharing Strategies on Tough Genealogy Problems from 1-5 p.m. The cost is $20 (including food). Additional $10 if you opt for a one-on-one, 15-minute appointment with an expert. Door prizes include a free, one-year World subscription to Find My Past.
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A young Surrey mom puts a face on the pain of ‘aging out’ By Kevin Diakiw Torn from her home at the age of two, her life was now taking a dark and tragic turn. Ronda Merrill-Parkin, now 26, sits in her comfortable basement suite in Newton and recounts the gloomy path that brought her to where she is today. Her biological parents, an addicted mother and overworked father, could no longer manage care for their 10 children. The ministry in charge of child care in Alberta was called and seized them, placing them all in foster care. Her biological parents fought, unsuccessfully, to get the kids back. Suffering unspeakable abuse in the years that followed, Ronda was put into a group home at the tender age of 12, where she was introduced to people familiar with the street life. Drugs, particularly crystal meth, followed. At 17, she had a child. And then another. Thanks to her patchwork of upbringing, birth control was not in her vocabulary. “I was never taught,” she says. “We never had that talk.” In Alberta, kids “age out” of provincial care at 18. Time slowed when she learned she was own. All financial, emotional and social support was gone. “I felt really lost, and I was afraid,” she says. “I had my son.” Notions of child care, support, both financial and emotional, as well as how to find housing, were all foreign to her. She ventured out and found any social service agency that might help. She gave up her sons to a family member who offered a hand in bringing them up. To turn her life around she knew the work started within, so she got clean, and sought a proper medical workup. She was re-treated for ADHD, which likely caused the self-medicating with drugs. She is now three years clean and sober, is a couple of courses away from completing Grade 12. From there she will be heading to Douglas College to take Child and Youth Care. Ronda is the exception. As a First Nations person aging out of foster care, the odds are good she would end up homeless, in jail or a graveyard. In Surrey, where one in four people are under 19, and three per cent of the population has been in foster care, this is particularly problematic here. For somebody of First Nations, that figure jumps to a staggering 17 per cent who have been in government care. Each year, there are about 60 kids per year in Surrey being set adrift when the reach 19 because of aging out. It has far-reaching and detrimental effects on the kids, and
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Growing up in foster care Ronda Merrill-Parkin felt lost and afraid when she aged out of provincial care.
on the social service network. Those who age out are far over-represented among this city’s homeless, the under paid and those heading through the court system, according to a report titled Youth Aging Out of Care, by the McCreary Centre Society and commissioned by the Surrey Poverty Reduction Coalition. While increasing numbers of children are living with their parents until their late 20s, people aging out of care are severed from support long before they feel ready. “Surrey youth who had transitioned out of care were often surprised how abruptly they had been cut off from services and supports that they had assumed might continue in some form after their 19th birthday,” the report says. “They spoke of gratitude to individual workers and agencies that had offered them some support, even when they were not funded to do so.” Further challenges face these youth, the report finds. A study out of the United Kingdom looking at mental illness in people who age out of care found that only three per cent met criteria for successful life outcomes. And a full 64 per cent met criteria for a psychiatric diagnosis. The U.K. study recommended that the weaning off of government care should occur at a point in life not so “risky” as the
age of transition into adulthood. “Findings among B.C. youth support those of studies in the U.K., Austrialia and other parts of North America,” the McCreary Centre study found. Other parts of the world extend care beyond 19 if it is determined there is a need for that youth. There are costs of inaction. A young person leaving care in Canada will earn $326,000 less over their lifetime than those who have been in care, the report finds. That represents a loss of more than $126,000 in lower tax revenues because of the disparity. A cost benefit analysis conducted in Ontario has found for every dollar spent, taxpayers save $1.36 over a person’s lifetime. That isn’t taking into account the toll on the quality of life for those individuals affected. For Ronda, it hasn’t been easy, and may well have been impossible without huge support from social service providers. She is a rarity, service providers say. Not only has she beaten the odds, but she is using the experiences of her painful upbringing to help others. And her life, as a result, has changed dramatically. “I feel as though I have more strength, I feel a lot more proud,” Ronda says.
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B.C. bear problems on the rise this fall By Tom Fletcher B.C.’s Conservation Officer Service has recorded more than 18,000 human-animal conflicts since April 1, many of them bears attracted by fruit trees or garbage as they forage for food to fatten up for winter. Chris Doyle, deputy chief of the service, said last week the number of incidents this year has been about average, picking up in September and October. Notable incidents include: • A hunter was mauled by a grizzly bear in the afternoon of Oct. 1 near Morin Lake, northeast of Smithers. “The hunter stepped over a log and came face to face with a large grizzly,â€? Doyle said. “The bear attacked him and
then turned to leave. The hunter fired two shots, hitting the bear, and then he was able to walk out to his ATV where he was able to find assistance from two other hunters in the area and was transported to hospital, where he was treated for injuries.â€? A dead grizzly bear weighing about 360 kg (800 lb.) was later found, and is believed to be the bear that attacked. • A grizzly bear killed a moose and buried it as a food cache among a dozen cabins at Hudson Bay Mountain near Smithers. Conservation Officers were called to the area Oct. 4, where after “considerable effortâ€? they were able to scare the bear away and relocate the moose carcass away from the cabins.
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The moose had been buried at the start of a popular hiking trail and a hiker reported a bear eating berries in the area on Oct. 3. The bear was not injured or tranquilized, Doyle said. • Conservation Officers have trapped and relocated seven grizzly bears near Bella Coola on the B.C. central coast in the past week. Bears gather to feed on salmon in the Bella Coola River, and when the salmon are depleted they have turned to abandoned fruit trees
and garbage. “This time of year, bears are trying to pack on as many calories as possible prior to denning, and fruit trees and garbage continue to be strong attractants driving conflicts,â€? Doyle said. • At least 20 black bears have been destroyed by Conservation Officers in the Revelstoke area this year, one of several communities where human-bear conflicts have been high in 2016. – Black Press
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Police Officer of the Year recipients honoured Cloverdale municipal employee recognized
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Jody Nelson, front row, second from right, is Municipal Employee of the Year. The Surrey RCMP District 4 Cloverdale/ Port Kells office representative was honoured along with other recipients in the 2016 Police Officer of the Year Awards.
The Surrey RCMP’s top cops, auxiliaries, support staff, and volunteers were recognized at the Surrey Board of Trade’s 20th annual Police Officer of the Year Awards held Oct. 6 at the Sheraton Vancouver Guildford Hotel. The Surrey detachment is the largest in Canada and second largest municipal force in BC with more than 650 officers and hundreds of support staff. Sgt. Lyndsay O’Ruaric was named this year’s Police Officer of the Year by the mem-
bers of the community for her work leading the detachment’s Special Victims Unit team that works at Sophie’s Place Child Advocacy Centre. O’Ruaric was recognized for her commitment to the long-term care and support of vulnerable children who have experienced trauma. Const. Chris Jones was also voted named Police Officer of the Year by his colleagues for his work as member of the Special Victims Unit. “I am very proud of the work of this
detachment and the community in continuously striving to create a healthier and safer Surrey,” said Assistant Commissioner Bill Fordy, Lower Mainland District Commander. “The strong partnership that exists between the police and the local business community here is evident.” Other award-winners include: Auxiliary Const. Mark Elson (Auxiliary Constable of the Year); Jody Nelson (Municipal Employee
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Horrors big and small for Halloween By Andrew Fleming In most places of business, causing your customers to scream at the top of their lungs and/or or run away in a panic would be considered a potential firing offense. At Potters Farm and Nursery, it’s par for the course, albeit only for the month of October. The Newton garden centre has once again been transformed into a sprawling, terror-themed entertainment complex featuring the latest in alarming animatronics, spine-chilling stagecraft and terrifying
Potter’s frights expand to include ‘L’il Haunters’ trained actors to scare the proverbial pants off of visitors. Now in its fourteenth season, Potters House of Horrors is one of the biggest haunted houses in the province, rivalled perhaps only by Fright Nights at Playland, and typically sees around 20,000 visitors a year. This year will likely see even more after management decided to expand with a kid-friendly area. L’il Haunters is the brainchild of longtime Potters employee
Roman Kuzhlev, a Russian immigrant and one of the primary set designers for the annual Halloween show. “It is good because now we have something for kids so the whole family can come,” said Kuzhlev, who saw the need for a less-scary haunted house after seeing children’s frustrations at not being allowed to join their parents in the main haunted house. “Normally the kids just go to the pumpkin patch but they are
always attracted to the main haunted house we do but it is really too scary,” he added in thickly accented English. “Too many things like blood and gore. We modified our approach to make it less scary and more goofy. By doing things like sticking googly eyes on skulls, it makes them less scary for the little ones.” L’il Haunters offers two mini haunted houses for children 12 and under — the Mystic Village and Spooky Castle — that
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Potters’ Newton Garden Centre features the latest in alarming animatronics, plus terrifying actors to scare your pants off.
contain no animatronics, actors or things that go bump in the night. A special private room is available for birthday parties or other events, and children aged three and under and their parents/guardians get in for free. Potters owner Ed Holden proudly describes Kuzhlev as a “mad Russian genius” who helps make the Potters House of Horrors an annual must-attend event for Surrey thrill-seekers. “Roman was a teenager when he and his mother emigrated here from Russia 15 years ago and he brought with him an entirely different perspective on creativity,” said Holden. “With a truly brilliant child-like mind – although not childish by any means – and an astounding ability to envision design sets through the eyes of a child, Roman has done masterful work on our haunted sets for over a decade. We are ever-so-grateful that ours was the first door he knocked on in his search for a career in his newly adopted country.” But while the scares are few and far between in L’il Haunters, it’s bloodcurdling business as usual in the main complex, which is often too much to take for fully grown adults who should rationally understand that they
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Potters’ annual Haunted House attracts more than 20,000 visitors each Halloween season.
aren’t in any actual danger from zombies, vampires or weapon-wielding killer clowns. A sign at the ticket booth warns that “people with weak hearts, those who faint easily, pregnant women and kids that frighten easy,” and Potters employee Heather Gibbons said staff are kept busy as “chicken catchers” who help escort overwhelmed visitors from the maze through special emergency exits. “Last year we had over 300 and we actually have a lot of men who can’t make it all the way through,” said Gibbons.
“We’ve also had quite a few women who claimed they wet themselves. It is pretty scary but it’s a really fun event.” Potters House of Horrors runs nightly rain or shine until Halloween at 12530 72 Ave., one block west of Kwantlen’s Surrey campus. L’il Haunters opens at 4 p.m. and the regular show for adults starts at 7 p.m. Tickets are non-refundable and are available for purchase in advance, online or at the door. Visit pottershouseofhorrors.com for more information.
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A tour bus with a curator Guided bus tour heads to North Shore galleries
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Michael Chung, left, plays Mike Dunler at the Cloverdale Open table tennis tournament at the Cloverdale Recreation Centre on Oct. 8. The two men played in the 55-plus division at the event.
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No need for an art degree to get on board this bus – just a curiosity for learning about contemporary art and meeting some fellow adventurers along the way. On Wednesday, Oct. 26 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., Surrey Art Gallery (SAG) and the Surrey Art Gallery Association are hosting a guided bus tour of the the North Shore. The destinations include the West Vancouver Museum, Griffin Art Projects and Gordon Smith Gallery of Canadian Art. Led by SAG curator Jordan Strom and curatorial assistant Rhys Edwards, participants will meet at the gallery (13750 88 Ave.) for an orientation over coffee before hitting the road. The first stop will be the West Vancouver Museum. There, you’ll tour The Space in Between, an exhibition of contemporary works by two West Vancouver-based artists who have been influential as ceramic artists and teachers: Sally Michener and Tam Irving. Both have exhibited at in Surrey. (SAG’s Hands On Clay workshop is inspired by the work of Michener.) The next stop is Griffin Art Projects, a space that presents ex-
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bers playing for the cup when he was younger, said it would be great for the community to have it return. “It was played for in Mission when I first started playing here,” he said. “It would be great if we could have our own yearly tournament for it played in Mission and promote it all over the Fraser Valley. But above all we would like to see it properly displayed in the Mission Leisure Centre for everyone to see.” The last time a Mission team won the trophy outright was back in 1950. Mission also won a share of the cup back in 1951, when a game between Mission and Bradner went to triple overtime and the game was eventually called a draw. Peace Arch United was the last Surrey-based team to win the Pakenham Cup, doing so five times in seven seasons, the last of which was in 2011. Hinds said he’s hoping to meet with the FVSL in November to figure out a way to get the cup back to Mission. He agrees with Herar that returning the cup home would be a great way to showcase Mission’s past.
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team from New Westminster east to the Fraser Valley is eligible to play,” he said. “And the cup is to be played for each year in Mission.” Despite not being in Mission, the Pakenham Cup continues to be competed for every year in the Fraser Valley Soccer League. Hinds said he would have no problem allowing the FVSL to continue to present it every year, but that he would like to see the cup prominently displayed in its true hometown. “The problem is it sits in a closet in their office and they bring it out once a year for a tournament in the spring,” he said. “We’d like to get the cup back into Mission to be BLACK PRESS FILE PHOTO on permanent display. They The Pakenham Cup is the second could still use it, we have no oldest amateur sporting trophy problem with that. We just in Canada. Mission residents think it should be back in are trying to bring it back to its Mission.” original location. Tok Herar, who remem-
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“The cup has a very checkered past in relation to possession,” he explained. “From 1928 to 1947, no one could find the cup and it eventually was found in a Lower Mainland second hand store. Then in 1965 Coquitlam won but never returned the cup. Someone found it in a closet when they were moving in 1972 and it was returned.” Hinds said a replica of the cup was made in the 1950s, but that cup was also quickly lost and has never been recovered. He noted that the Aug. 12, 1909 edition of the Fraser Valley Record references a meeting held with Mission village council at the time in which Pakenham donated the cup. “It was stated for one match to be played on Labour Day, winners to play all comers on the day of the Agricultural Exhibition, any
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By Ben Lypka Stashed away inside an office in Langley is a significant piece of local and Canadian sporting history, and a group of Mission residents are trying their best to bring it back home. The Pakenham Cup, the second oldest amateur sporting trophy in Canada, has been a fixture in the Fraser Valley soccer scene since 1909 when Frederick Edward Pakenham donated the sterling silver cup for soccer challenge competition. Only the Stanley Cup has been competed for longer in Canada than the Pakenham Cup, which Abbotsford teams have battled for decades to win. The cup itself traces back to the 1700s after it was given to the Pakenham family by King George III of England. The Pakenhams were from aristocratic blood and counted the Duke of Wellington among their relatives. While the background of the cup may be regal, the cup’s path since crossing the pond has been chaotic. Coun. Jim Hinds, who is part of the group attempting to bring the cup back to Mission, said his research revealed the cup’s many bizarre travels.
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