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Your weekly guide to all the events and activities happening in Surrey, White Rock and North Delta

Events guide concERtS Semiahmoo Strings Youth orchestra in 25th-anniversary concert Monday, June 16 and Tuesday, June 17 at Wheelhouse Theatre (at earl Marriott Secondary, 7:30 p.m. nightly), featuring violinist lucy Wang and 18 guest professional performers and orchestra alumni. Tickets $20/$12 via Tapestry Music, info at 604-5381460. venue is at 15751 16th Ave., South Surrey. White Rock chamber music concert Saturday, June 14 at Crescent Gardens retirement residence, 1222 King George blvd., South Surrey, at 7:30 p.m. performances by Kaylee Yoong, Caroline lee, Josh bogard, Martin Yin, Kirill bolshakov, Helen pahou, Helen Huang and vivian Wu. Admission is suggested $5. everyone welcome. Swollen members: local rap/hiphop band performs Saturday, June 21 at olympia pizza in Whalley, 10257 King George blvd. 604-5841388, www.facebook.com/olympia. resto. “ladies of the blues” concert staged by White rock blues Society on Saturday, June 21 at pacific inn resort bar, South Surrey, featuring Sibel Thrasher, dalannah Gail bowen and deb rhymer. Tickets and info: tickets.surrey.ca, 604-501-5566. “the best of luther vandross/ Donny hathaway & Roberta flack” concert Friday, June 27 at blue Frog Studios in White rock, featuring musicians Mike Henry and elaine “lil’bit” Shepherd, doors 7 p.m. info and tickets: bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html.

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Whalley’s corner community festival on Saturday, June 21 from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., as part of the city’s doors open event, on Grosvenor road between King George and Whalley boulevards. event put on by Whalley Community Association, downtown Surrey business improvement Association and Whalley Community improvement Association, to feature displays highlighting the history of the area, entertainment and food, car show. event info: 604-580-2321.

Girls charity pageant on Thursday, June 19 at Cloverdale legion, from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. “Join us at the Cloverdale legion for a fun filled early evening for our all-natural charity pageant. proceeds going to the bC Children’s Hospital.” $15 to register. info: www.ncgpageant.com.

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“barefoot in the park”: romantic comedy by neil Simon staged by White rock players’ Club from June 4 to 21, at Coast Capital playhouse on Johnston road, White rock. The play, directed by Marko Hohlbein, is about newlyweds who are at odds their apartment, their neighbours and their sex life. The cast features becca Strom as Corrie, ryan Mooney as paul, raymond Hatton as victor and Cindy peterson as Mrs. banks. info: 604-536-7535, www. whiterockplayers.ca. “blithe Spirit”: peninsula productions stages noel Coward comedy from July 9 to 23 at Coast Capital playhouse, 1532 Johnston rd., White rock. Tickets range from $18 to $25, depending on date purchased. For show info and tickets, call 604-536-7535 or visit peninsulaproductions.org.

White Rock farmers’ market runs until oct. 12 at Miramar plaza, 15154 russell Ave., on Sundays from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. info: www. whiterockfarmersmarket.ca, 604897-3276. firehall farmers’ market held every second Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Firehall Centre for the Arts, 11489 84th Ave. info: www.facebook.com/ FirehallFarmersMarket. Surrey urban farmers’ market held Wednesday afternoons in summer at new home, on the plaza outside new city hall in Surrey, noon to 5 p.m. info: surreymarket.org.

fooD/bEvERaGES Greek food festival in Surrey: Annual event held from June 6 to 15 on grounds at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek orthodox Church, 13181 96th Ave., Surrey. Free admission. info: visit greekorthodoxsurrey.org, call 604496-5099, email surreygreekfest@ gmail.com.

comics on the Run: pub-tour launch event Thursday, June 12 at The barrel public House in newton, stage time 8:30 p.m., tickets $10 at door. emcee ian imrie with guest performers richard Thompson, Susan Hanson and Sunee dhaliwal, at #229-7115 138th St., Surrey. info: Comicsontherun.com.

toastmasters by the Sea is hosting an open house event on June 22, a free event at White rock library, 15342 buena vista Ave., White rock, starting at 1:30 p.m. Contact bev, 604-536-2175.

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“the tinker of tivoli”: Surreybased Young peoples opera Society of b.C., in partnership with the Arts Council of Surrey, stages show at newton Cultural Centre from June 24 to 29, nightly at 7:30 p.m. plus 2 p.m. matinees on Saturday/Sunday. Artistic director is patricia dahlquist, musical director is George Austin. Tickets $10 to $15, 604-594-2700.

free water safety classes for kids (ages 3 to 12) this June at YMCA of Greater vancouver. For info, visit vanymca.org/whatsnew. html or call Tong louie Family YMCA (Surrey) at 604-575-9622.

fEStivalS/faiRS Surrey fest Downtown: 16th annual community celebration set for Saturday, June 14 at Central City plaza, 13450 102 Ave., Surrey, featuring live music (Jane’s blonde, others) and many family-focused attractions. info: Surreyfest.com.

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communitY World Elder abuse Day event: Strawberry Tea & lunch 11 a.m. Friday, June 20 at White rock Community Centre gallery, $5 per person (light lunch provided), 15154 russell Ave., White rock. “Come out in purple to our informative and fun tea and lunch. people of all ages are welcome to come and learn more about creating safe and healthy communities for older adults, free

for lunch. Seniors can book a table through the centre for $10. info: 604-598-5898.

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Hit-machine rock band Trooper will play White Rock’s Star of the Sea Hall on Friday, Aug. 1 in a Sea Festival kickoff concert, also featuring country duo Me and Mae and math-rock band Tommy Alto. Tickets for the show are $52.50 via Ticketweb.ca or by phone, 1-888-222-6608. of abuse, neglect and self-neglect.” To register, call Comfort Keepers at 604-541-8653 by June 16.

fathER’S DaY father’s Day at the historic Stewart farm: Special event on Sunday, June 15 from noon to 3 p.m., featuring displays of Greater vancouver Garden railway Club (Gvgrc.ca) and boat displays, plug barbecued food and beverages, at 13723 Crescent rd. in South Surrey. 604-592-6956, Surrey.ca/heritage. 57th annual Salmon bbQ hosted by Semiahmoo fish & Game club/little campbell hatchery, 1 p.m. Sunday, June 15 at 1284 184th St., South Surrey, featuring salmon dinners, hamburgers, hot dogs, more. Salmon fry release for kids, nature trail walks, face painting, archery club demonstrations.

viSual aRt “art on Display” program at White Rock community centre: “illuminating the darkness” exhibit featuring works by artist Karen Santos, on view from June 20 to July 19 (opening reception June 21, 2 p.m.), 15154 russell Ave., White rock. Artist info: Karen-santos.com. Surrey art Gallery: “ruptures in Arrival: Art in the Wake of the Komagata Maru” exhibit on view to June 15. “Arts 2014” juried art exhibit on view from June 28 to Aug. 30, with opening reception on June 27, 7 p.m. Gallery located at bear Creek park, 88th Ave./King George blvd. 604-5015566, Surrey.ca/artgallery.

Watershed artworks gallery shop: Works by local artists featured at north delta facility operated by non-profit Watershed Artworks Society, at 11425 84th Ave. info: 604-596-1029, watershedartworks.ca. Featured during month of June: “Coast to Coast & back Again,” a digital diary of photographer Ursula easterbrook’s five-month journey across Canada. newton cultural centre showcases works by local artists at 13530 72nd Ave. info: 604-594-2700, www.artscouncilofsurrey.ca. on view in month of June: works by The larger Than life drawing Group.

funDRaiSERS “hooked on Shakespeare” fundraiser hosted by beach House Theatre Company on Friday, June 13 at Hooked Fish bar, on beecher Street at Crescent beach. event to benefit the company’s summer productions, tickets $50 per person, with a live auction and 50/50 draw. info: www.beachhousetheatre.org. White Rock Sea festival fundraiser dance on Saturday, June 14 at Sandcastle Fitness, 1938 152nd St., South Surrey, with swing, latin and ballroom music by dJ Greg Marchand, dance lessons by brian Udal, auction, free parking, etc. Tickets $18 each via Sandcastle Fitness Club, 604-531-6255. “Great canadian ceilidh” hosted by fraser valley Gilbert and Sullivan Society on June 14 at Firehall Centre for the Arts in north delta. “This is a fun, entertaining evening of music celebration and fundraiser for the FvGSS.” Tickets

$10 via fvgssinformation@gmail. com. doors open at 8:30 p.m. at 11489 84th Ave., delta.

touRS Surrey Doors open: 2014 version of annual event takes place on Saturday, June 21, from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at City Centre, bear Creek, newton and Cloverdale sites. event’s aim is for people to “be a tourist in your own city” on tour of 48 sites in Surrey, including culture, history, art and architecture destinations. Free admission. info: Surrey.ca/doorsopen.

callS/auDitionS Surrey Youth theatre company (SYtco) is holding auditions for this fall and its 18th season. For age eight to 17. Mini-Sytco for ages 6-8. Wednesday, June 18 from 3:30 to 6:30 p.m. To register, email sytco@ shaw.ca. auditions for the play “Sylvia” at Surrey little theatre on June 22, from 2 to 4 p.m., and June 23 at 7 p.m. For more information, go to Surreylittletheatre.com or contact Cathe busswood at mikbus@telus. net.

SalES/cRaftS Surrey Seniors’ bazaar: Final event of season on Saturday, June 14 at Chuck bailey recreation Centre (City parkway at 107A Ave.) from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. light refreshments and musical entertainment will be provided, and the cafe will be open

confEREncE 2014 canada india networking initiative (cini) conference, organized by Canada india network Society (CinS) and co-hosted by Fraser Health and Simon Fraser University, will be held on June 1922 at Sheraton vancouver Guildford Hotel in Surrey. event will focus on “the health of the South Asian population and building on links between Canada and india through sharing knowledge and action for transformation.” info: Thecins.org.

foRumS Shakti Society presents “community cafe on violence against Women: a male perspective,” on Wednesday June 18, 5:30-8:00 p.m., at bollywood banquet Hall, 8166 128th St., Surrey. Shakti Society is a non-profit society that is committed to empowering women, children and families in our community. Contact: Sonia Andhi, 604-307-8796, shaktisociety2000@ gmail.com.

buSinESS Surrey’s top 25 under 25 awards reception on Thursday, June 12, 5:30 to 8 p.m. at eaglequest Golf Course (7778 152nd St., Surrey). event will feature keynote speakers Anthony Jones and Marco pasqua of Hunky Haulers, sharing their compelling and local success story. See list of the winners at businessinsurrey.com. Surrey board of trade’s 50th annual General meeting and president’s Dinner on June 18 at eaglequest Golf Course from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. info: businessinsurrey. com/sidebar-events, 604-581-7130.

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Three things to check out this weekend

Law enforcement officers of many disciplines, from across the Lower Mainland, took part in ceremonies held Tuesday at the Surrey RCMP detachment in honour of the RCMP members who lost their lives in Moncton.

Central City Plaza will be a lively place Saturday (June 14) during Surrey Fest Downtown, an event that annually draws close to 7,000 people with food, live music, vendors, family-friendly activities and more. The action happens from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; performers on stage include tribute band Totally Tom Petty, featuring Sensational Stevie (Nicks), party-rock cover band Jane’s Blonde, winners of BC Junior Talent Search, Music with Marnie, Tony Prophet and others. Details at Surreyfest.com. Father’s Day is celebrated Sunday (June 15) at Historic Stewart Farm in South Surrey, with members of Greater Vancouver Garden Railway Club and their toys in attendance, from noon to 3 p.m. (details at Surrey.ca/heritage). Also Sunday is the 57th annual Salmon BBQ event hosted by Semiahmoo Fish & Game Club, a 1 p.m. start at 1284 184th St. (info: Sfgc.ca, 604-535-8366). A day-long Latin Caribbean Festival will fill South Surrey’s Pacific Inn Resort with tropical sights, sounds and food on Saturday, June 14 – from 10 a.m. to the late-night conclusion of an “after-glo party” at the hotel’s Rhumba Room bar. Attractions include live music (Mostly Marley reggae band, The California Beach Boys, others), a beer garden, swimsuit fashion show and more. Info: 778-3787827, Latincaribbeanfest.com.

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A sombre day in Surrey

bout 600 police officers and their public safety partners gathered Tuesday at BC RCMP Headquarters at Green Timbers in Surrey for a brief memorial march for the three Mounties slain in New Brunswick. This was followed by a remembrance and the laying of wreaths at the Peace Officer Memorial. See more photos online or by scanning this page with your free Layar app.

RCMP officers march in Surrey on Tuesday.

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An officer’s salute for the fallen.

RCMP Supt. Wayne Rideout speaks during the ceremonies held at the Surrey RCMP detachment.

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War hero’s latest battle is with burglars Surrey veteran with amazing stories to tell is mystified after crooks swipe medals, certificates Tom Zytaruk

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ho steals a war hero’s citation off a wall? Unbelievably, like the Grinch, the guy didn’t even leave the nail behind. Surrey Mounties, bearing in mind that old cliché about there being no honour among thieves, are hoping someone from the city’s dark underbelly who knows of this despicable theft, and is appalled by it, will wink them to the burglar who swiped Jack Miles’ certificate and war medals. The framed certificate shouldn’t be too hard to identify because it has Miles’ name on it. You’d think at age 86 not much could surprise you anymore, but Miles is mystified why someone would want his citation. “I don’t understand it,” he mused. “It has my name on it. It was a thank you for my services during a national emergency.” Anyone Miles’ age worth his salt should have some interesting stories to tell, but he has some dillies. Miles is unusually spry for a man even a quarter-century younger than himself and clearly loves life only like someone can who’s already cheated death so many times. This burglary is his latest chapter. Miles has been a Surrey resident for 47 years, and this is the second burglary he’s fallen victim to. The first happened about 20 years ago. He lives in Newton, not far from the old city hall. On May 30, he took his girlfriend out to brunch at 11 o’clock and then they went shopping. At three o’clock, they returned home to find the place had been ransacked. “They took my medals,” he lamented. Five of them, all told, including his Burma Star. Miles’ war-time pencil sketch of Monty still hangs on his wall, as do photos of

Surrey’s Jack Miles would like to get his war medals back and to once again see his certificate hanging on his wall. (Photo: MATT LAW) Dakotas and other military aircraft from both world wars, but for some reason his small, framed certificate caught the burglar’s eye. The thieves also stole a 22-carat gold wristwatch from his bedside table, two suitcases and a cache of liquor. “I don’t drink very much and people bring bottles,” Miles explained. “You know, you feel so invaded. There must have been about three of them (burglars) because they took about 14 full bottles of liquor.” Most concerning, they had also grabbed a long copper pipe from his workshop and left it on his bed. “If I would have come in, obviously they intended to club me with this,” he said, waving it about. “Why would they bring it, and it was lying on the bed? And the mess – all the papers – they only found about $14, in toonies and loonies.” Before flying his last great mission to that big airplane hanger in the sky, Miles would like to get his medals back and to once again see his certificate hanging on his wall.

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In the meantime, he’s happy to recount some war stories. He served as an RAF flight

lieutenant from 1941 to 1946, much the equivalent of a captain. Trained in Canada, once he got his wings he was made an instructor and sent to Burma. “I spent a year there, living in a tent in the jungle.” He spent most of the war flying Dakotas, transporting rockets into Java for the fighters and taking wounded soldiers back to Saigon. After the war, he flew into Java to rescue some Dutch stranded there. He crashed one Dakota just out of Rangoon. “I was carrying out prisoners of war, out of Saigon. I was bringing them back from Saigon and I lost both engines at the same time – a chance in 10 million. As soon as that happened, Sir Isaac Newton took over, and we had to walk out. I had 31 rescued POWs on board, and some of them had been on that River Kwai bridge.” After a nasty hike through thick jungle, they eventually reached an airport in Rangoon. “The ambulances were waiting for us; we were all covered in leeches.” Once he had to “belly land” a Dakota in a rice field, just clearing the jungle trees. The entire airplane was covered in mud, he recalled. “Everybody jumped out of the aircraft.

The POWs all thought it was a normal landing. They didn’t realize it had crashed. Everybody got out of the aircraft and I stayed in, scared stiff of what I had done to one of His Majesty’s aircraft. “Someone walked up and said ‘Sir, have a cigarette.’ I was still sitting in my cockpit. I said ‘No thanks, I don’t smoke.’” The next morning after breakfast, five of the passengers sought him out and thanked him for saving their lives. “I said ‘You guys, what you’ve said to me, is like pinning the Victoria Cross on me.’” He’d also had near brushes with death elsewhere on the globe. Born in Argentina, as a young man Miles was set to board a meat packing ship from Buenos Aires to England but got into a motorcycle crash. “The ship left without me, of course. I was in the British Hospital in Buenos Aires, and the ship was torpedoed.” He would have been one of six volunteers aboard. “I wondered who replaced me, because they were all lost.” He said he found his answer on Google, some 70 years later. There’d only been five volunteers aboard. “So I wasn’t replaced, because at the last minute they couldn’t replace me. The ship was torpedoed off the coast of Ireland, so I didn’t leave Argentina until 1941.” He landed in London during a bombing raid. “I was in London during the Blitz.”

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Fast-forward to today, Surrey Mounties are also puzzled why anyone else would want Miles’ certificate. “You should be smart enough to know nobody’s going to give you money for a certificate,” Cpl. Bert Paquet said. “While we are looking for anyone with information regarding this crime, we are also appealing to the person responsible to do the right thing and return the irreplaceable belongings of a Canadian war veteran. Although of little value to anyone else, the sentimental value of these medals is priceless to this war hero and his family.” Police ask anyone with information to contact Surrey RCMP at 604-599-0502.

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SURREY — Don’t stir a Greek coffee. This is some of the sage advice you can find while waiting for a drink at Surrey’s annual Greek Food Festival. The coffee, says Stamati Charalambidis who you can find masterfully brewing up cups, has to boil to a foamy perfection before it’s ready to be poured into a cup – grounds and all. To his right, 75-year-old Sam Stamatakis will be tending the Loukoumades. He moved to Canada from Greece in 1966 and has been making the Greek doughnuts coated in honey and cinnamon for the past 25 years. Besides their evidently Greek names, these men – along with a host of other volunteers – have one thing in common. For the next week they will be working to open Greek culture and, more deliciously, Greek food to Surrey.

Young dancers perform at the annual Surrey Greek Food Festival on Sunday. See more photos by scanning this page with your free Layar app. (Photos: MATT LAW) Now in its 26 year, the Greek Food Festival at Saints Constantine and Helen Greek Orthodox Church on 96th Avenue in Surrey is a celebration of souvlaki, tzatziki and gyros.

“Food seems to be the thing that brings people to the Greeks. Every culture has something very unique and very special about it but Greek food seems to almost have become like a staple now,” said Eleni

Diamantopoulos, chair of the festival. The festival is a chance for the Greek community to preserve and share its heritage. Unlike other cities, Greeks in the Lower Mainland are spread out making it harder to keep a sense of culture alive. “It’s not like Toronto or Montreal where there’s Greeks everywhere on every street corner, so they are holding on to whatever they can to preserve their culture,” said Diamantopoulos In addition to the food, live music and traditional dance performances will be held each day of the festival. On the final evening, members of the Diaspora Hellenic Dance Group will dedicate a performance to Surrey teen Lindsey Laurenco who lost her battle to Leukemia last year. They will be selling T-shirts and all proceeds will go to the BC Children’s Hospital Foundation in Laurenco’s name. The 2014 Greek Food Festival is serving up souvlaki, among other mouth-watering dishes, until June 15. It runs Monday to Friday from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m. and on the weekend from noon to 10 p.m. Admission is free. To find out more about the festival, visit www.greekorthodoxsurrey.com.

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ith the unveiling of the LARK Group’s City Centre 1 on May 21, the unofficial head office of Innovation Boulevard opened its doors. The building’s second floor will hold Health Tech Connex, which is being referred to as the “New York Stock Exchange” for health technology innovation. Dr. Ryan D’Arcy, co-chair of the mayor’s health tech working group and head of Health Sciences and Innovation at Surrey Memorial Hospital, believes Health Tech Connex is vital for everyone involved in building and using health technology. “It allows innovators, clinicians and businesses to come together in close proximity to hospitals. If you want to advance technology products into health care benefits, this is arguably the most critical factor for success,” D’Arcy said. Donna Jones, Surrey’s manager of economic development, said Health Tech Connex allows health technology companies to consult with clinicians to develop their prototypes and services so they are able to tailor them prior to entering the market. Innovation Boulevard is a cluster of more than 180 universities, health-tech companies, doctors and health care centres coming together to improve patient care and grow the health technology sector while modernizing the tools and services used for patients. The project also fits one of the sectors the city has targeted in the economic diversification program. Health tech clusters are something that D’Arcy knows well. He was instrumental in putting one together in Halifax but says that Innovation Boulevard is unique because of the role the city plays as a connector. “The founding involvement from the City of Surrey, Fraser Health and partnership across a wide array of stakeholders, like developers, is what makes it unique,” D’Arcy said. “The country has programs at the federal and provincial levels, but I always say that rubber hits the road at the municipal level. If we really want to see new jobs and new improvements in the community, we really need to have the leadership of the municipal government as well.” One job that Jones does right now is trying to make the Innovation Boulevard network even larger by attracting more partners. “I don’t have to be worried about boundaries between governments or universities or industry associations who all can feel competitive at times. I don’t even consider it. I just go to who makes sense and who I think could benefit themselves and benefit the effort and it’s all working out beautifully,” Jones said. She also agrees with D’Arcy that her role is unordinary compared to other health technology clusters, but thinks it only benefits the network. “I wouldn’t say cities aren’t involved, but the fact that we’re driving it – like we are the backbone – and we’re literally

Dr. Ryan D’Arcy stands outside the unofficial head office of Innovation Boulevard, a cluster of universities, health tech companies, doctors and health care centres that are coming together to grow the health technology sector. (Photo: MATT LAW) recruiting and having meetings … It’s pretty unusual,” she added.

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Even though Innovation Boulevard has only been in place for a little more than a year, the people involved have already been reaching some of their goals. Innovation Boulevard has a set focus in three specific areas of health technology. One is medical technology, which would include things like portable brain scanners to detect any problems with brain functionality.

We’re the centre of energy being geographic location, but the tentacles reach way out, throughout the region, all the way to Israel.

Another is independent living technology, such as sensors in bed and floors so when a patient is living at home, a sensor could detect if the patient has fallen. The last area of focus is digital health technology, like applications on smartphones and tablets that would monitor or detect any health issues. Some of these ideas have already come to life. On Friday (June 6), Retirement Concepts opened the doors to their Centre for Healthy Aging. This centre was created as a result of researchers at SFU and the British

Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) coming together with Retirement Concepts to build an environment that would allow seniors to live safer and healthier. Jones knows first hand the project is much more than what is happening in the city and that the reach of Innovation Boulevard is tremendous. “We’re the centre of energy being geographic location, but the tentacles reach way out, throughout the region, all the way to Israel,” Jones said. In December, Jones was part of a team that also included Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, D’Arcy and Conquer Mobile CEO Angela Robert on a trip to Israel to build links with global leaders in brain research and technology as well as health technology innovation. They landed partnerships with Israel Brain Technologies and Israel Centre for Medical Stimulation, two frontrunners in brain technology. Robert, a former project manager at Electronic Arts, likes how Innovation Boulevard includes a wide range of members. “I find the leadership and the group here to be very inclusive around the region. They want everybody to work together and use resources and get value. We want to make sure that we’re finding ways for people to get value out of Innovation Boulevard,” she said. “The health industry is pulling a company like us into the mix because they need our technology to move forward.” Prior to entering health technology, the team at Conquer Mobile worked with companies like McDonald’s, 1-800-GOTJUNK and Telus helping to create mobile applications. Conquer has been looking closer at the health sector within the last six months and have already completed a doctorpatient consult app for GenomeDx Life Sciences.

An app called PeriopSim will teach nurses how to use surgical tools. They are also about to launch their own app called PeriopSim, which teaches nurses how to use surgical tools. “We’re working on putting together a number of pilots in this region as well as in the U.S. Those pilots will be happening over the next couple months. We’re going to have our finished product with a couple of surgeries and a general instrument trainer this summer,” Robert said. Robert is working with Aaron Hilton, Conquer’s chief technology officer and co-founder, and the team at Conquer on virtual reality technology for surgeons. The concept is similar to pilots using a flight simulator prior to flying, only for a surgeon. In December, Conquer Mobile became the first client of Health Tech Connex. The Vancouver-based company will be moving to the office space in the building some time this summer. kyle.benning@gmail.com

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any people consider certain tunes to provide the soundtrack to their lives. Older people will remember where they were when Elvis died. And then there are the milestones: first step, first kiss, maybe marriage and parenthood. There’s also, unavoidably, death and taxes. But like a river that never stops flowing, or a mosquito that just won’t leave your ear alone, parallel to it all runs the reliably never-ending conflict between the province and the B.C. Teachers Federation. Here’s a history quiz: What’s longer, the infamous feud between the Hatfields and McCoys, or the feud between the BCTF and government? The Hatfields and McCoys went at it between 1863 and 1891, no doubt annoying everyone else in West Virginia and Kentucky to tears in the process. The BCTF and provincial government, on the other hand, have been engaging in small skirmishes and full-blown battles, punctuated by the occasional uneasy armistice, since 1918. This week the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which is by no means a lightweight union, arrived at – gasp – an agreement with the government on behalf of the 27,000 school support workers it represents. But what do the teachers do? Vote 86 per cent in favour of striking, of course. It’s like they’re hardwired for it – it’s in the blood. Will this battle play out like The Battle of 2006, where an agreement was reached on June 30th, and on Sept. 8th of that year teachers ratified a settlement for a 16 per cent wage increase over five years, with a $4,000 signing bonus for each teacher? Same old, same old. So far, the government and BCTF have earned a big fat F, for Feud. Certainly not for Flexibility. The Now

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Kids and their teachers deserve the best The Editor, Re: Ongoing teachers dispute. The government is out to lunch. It is handling the teachers very badly. The teachers deserve more respect. Instead of the adversarial and threatening way in which the government is handling this situation (docking their pay) they should appoint an independent adjudicator and arrive at a fair and equitable solution. The teachers are – like the doctors, lawyers, engineers in this province – professional people. The government would never handle other professionals this way and the Canadian Medical Association, Canadian Bar Association, Canadian Dental Association, etc., would never stand for this kind of treatment.

The government seems to believe that by belittling and threatening the teachers, it can get them to “do as they are told.” That kind of 18th century mentality illustrates how incompetent this government is. If one looks at the rates of pay in Ontario and Alberta in particular, the B.C. teachers are not well paid. As well, the cost of housing, the biggest part of a person’s budget, is ridiculous in Vancouver – the most expensive in Canada. It is also sad to see that many “working class” people show an anti-union mentality. They should give their heads a shake because the only reason we have good wages is because of the union movement. If you believe that companies are going to give you good wages and benefits out of

the goodness of their hearts, then you also have to believe in the tooth fairy. Our children are the most important people in the world and are the future of our province and country. They deserve the best teachers we can provide them. That is why we demand teachers have the best educations and backgrounds. I would say to this government – stop acting like incompetent bullies and get the job done. Appoint an independent adjudicator. John Fortin, Surrey YOUR LETTERS: Email your letters to the editor to edit@thenownewspaper.com. Please keep them short and include your full name and where you live.

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he gun laws aren’t the only pieces of legislation that need to be addressed in this country. The three slain RCMP officers in New Brunswick are just the latest in what seems to be an endless stream of similar tragedies: a lone gunman goes on a rampage shooting, and sometimes stabbing, innocent people before he either kills himself or surrenders to police. In Toronto in 2012, a gunman opens fire at a neighbourhood block party, killing two and leaving 23 wounded. In Calgary, five students are killed at a house party celebrating the end of final exams. In California, a disturbed male stabbed and shot seven people to death while wounding 13 others. In Seattle, a lone gunman opens fire in Seattle Pacific University, killing one student and injuring two others.

And in Moncton, a disillusioned male sets a trap for responding RCMP officers, killing three and wounding two more, sparking a manhunt that lasted two days before he was finally apprehended. Granted, two of the incidents took place in the United States, but the circumstances are the same – just as they were with the guy who shot up the movie theatre in Colorado, the gunman at the University of Montreal in 1989, and the kid in Taber, Alberta who shot up his high school in the wake of yet another Colorado tragedy, the Columbine shootings. And it’s always men. Women have more reasons to be ticked off with the way they are treated in society – glass ceilings, unequal pay for equal work, the “old boys” club, etc. – but they aren’t the ones who start stockpiling weapons while pulling all-nighters working on their 300-page manifestos outlining the ways the world has grieved them. The wrong party won the election? Girls won’t go out with me? I can’t get the classes I want, but a foreign student did? I got another ticket for parking in a handicap space? I had to wait an extra two days to get my welfare cheque?

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After a bad month, young couple restored my faith The Editor, Here’s a story to warm your heart. I have had a bad month. Long story short – eye surgery, complications and lots of pain and discomfort. Then, it was a week of bad news, shootings, police being killed. I was feeling very low. I dashed across the border to get gas. Inadvertently, I dropped my wallet out of my purse after running into Cost Cutter for a few groceries. My wallet contained about U.S. $200 but the

awful thing is, it also contained my passport. I discovered this as I was getting ready to cross the border. I dashed back to Cost Cutter – no wallet was turned in. I was near tears, walking back to my car, not sure what to do. Just then, a clerk ran out, accompanied by a young man. “Are you Carole?” he asked me. He had found my wallet in the shopping cart and had gone into the store to tell them that if I came in to see if it was there, that he

was going to drop it off at Canada Customs at the border. Oh my God! I fell into that man’s arms and hugged him good and hard. We went back to his car and his wife came out with my wallet, everything intact. I hugged his wife! They had two young children with them. I would have hugged the children too if I didn’t think I might scare them to death. Not only were they honest, but they

were extremely kind to me, helping to calm me down before I drove home. What an example these lovely people were to their children. I was so upset I didn’t even get their names. They restored my faith in people and reminded me about the importance of being kind and honest in your own little corner of the world. Karma, my friends, Karma! Carole Martin, Surrey

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Workers install gates at White Rock’s boat launch Tuesday after Transport Canada ordered the beach access closed to public traffic for safety. More fences are set to be erected by the end of June. (Photo: MATT LAW) I watched two elderly women climb up from the beach dragging a prized piece of driftwood for their garden. “Damn train,” they muttered as they crawled through the two sets of railings, over the tracks with much ado and difficulty – far more dangerous than looking both ways and walking across the tracks. Upon a call to an “insider” I was informed of more to come. And there it was on June 9, a little White Rock mobile cart sporting the phrase “Our City by the Sea” guarding the newly installed posts which would soon

be part of a locked gate, keeping our tax-supported boat launch off limits to our citizens. And even more fences are set to be erected by the end of June. Why is an American rail line BNSF given preference over the only recreational beach front south of the Fraser? We know that Bakken Oil, chlorine gas and many other deadly cargoes are being carried on this line through one of the most densely populated areas in B.C. It is past time to move the line! Several months ago, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin spearheaded an overflow public meeting on rail relocation – that needs to happen. White Rock needs to become a city of “Rails to Trails” so that all people can come and enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Salish Sea and the Semiahmoo Peninsula. Maybe the federal government needs to step up to the plate and make this a federal park. Susan Potzold, White Rock

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WHITE ROCK — They say good fences may make good neighbours but a decision by Transport Canada isn’t making White Rock residents feel very neighbourly. On Tuesday, work began to install a twometre locked gate at the west beach boat launch near Bay Street on Marine Drive. The city received an order from the federal ministry on June 6 to close public access to the boat launch immediately. “It’s what I would term, on my better day, as being a kneejerk bureaucratic reaction,” said White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin who is strongly opposed to the decision. This was the first in a series of safety measures that Transport Canada ordered the city and Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp., which owns the rail line, to take after a review spurred by the death of 42-year-old Anita Lewis in July 2013. Lewis died after being hit by a train while jogging on east beach near Finlay Street. In February, an elderly man with dementia was also hit and suffered head injuries. Additional sections of fencing are set to be installed along the rail line at the bottom of Coldicutt Ravine and running east of Finlay Street by the end of June – effectively closing access at these points along the beach. Trains will also be required to blow their whistles more frequently while passing pedestrian areas. According to Baldwin, a railroad inspector came to White Rock a few

weeks ago to assess the situation. In that assessment the inspector reported seeing huge numbers of people illegally on the tracks, cars parked on the crossing at the boat launch and even a baby carriage left on the rails – claims which Baldwin feels are unfair and inaccurate. “I cannot see a mother doing that. I’ve never seen that in my life. I don’t know what he’s talking about,” he said. The new safety measures also come with a hefty price tag. Despite this decision coming from a federal ministry, the cost, which Baldwin estimates to be nearly $2 million, will initially fall on the city. Baldwin, however, said the city is looking for at least 50 per cent of the funding to come from the federal government, and would like to see some of it come from the railroad as well. With the move to close the boat launch, access to the water has been restricted to roughly one kilometre east at the pier. “It is more than just a boat launch. It is also the only access point to the beach on the west end and it’s wheelchair access,” said Baldwin. Now, says Baldwin, any access for disabled people to get down to the beach has been removed. Grant Grandraynard, a White Rock resident, was shocked to see the gate being

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SURREY — A Surrey Mountie was injured in one of two local hit-andruns this week. The Mountie was trying to pull over a Toyota Matrix Tuesday afternoon at 88th Avenue and 156th Street when the car took off, hitting the cop. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said the officer is expected to make a “quick and full recovery.” The driver, a 27-year-old Surrey woman who’s “known to police,” was arrested after a short pursuit. “Charges will definitely be laid,” Paquet said. On Monday night, a grey Ford pickup truck struck a motorcyclist from behind and then took off. This happened on the South Fraser Perimeter Road west of the Port Mann Bridge overpass. The victim, a 56-year-old Burnaby man, was taken to hospital with serious though not life-threatening injuries. Paquet said the truck’s driver stopped and got out, but left before police arrived. “We would like to remind the driver involved in this incident that it is never too late to contact our investigators right away and turn himself in,” Paquet said. “It is always better to approach the police than have the police approach you.” tzytaruk@thenownewspaper.com

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Rahim Manji (right), owner of Hollywood 3 Cinemas in Newton, and maintenance man Daniel Brix remove a section of seats from the theatre during renovation work last week. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)

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NEWTON — As other independentlyowned movie theatres close down around the region, Rahim Manji is aiming to compete with the multiplexes by improving his Hollywood 3 Cinemas. New “highback” seats – 375 of them – were installed in two of the three theatres early last week, with fresh coats of paint added throughout. The renovation work is amplified by a Dolby sound system and digital projectors, including one with 3D capability, hooked up a couple years ago. Clearly, Manji is investing money in his Newton business in the face of failing movie theatres all around him, including his own Dolphin Cinemas, which recently shut its doors in Burnaby. In Cloverdale, the Clova is closing at summer’s end due to lease and technological challenges, a similar fate faced by the Rialto in South Surrey this past April. “It’s horrible what’s happening,” lamented Manji, “because we’re all friends and we all know each other, even though we’re competitors. It’s a small group of people who own theatres, and it’s sad.”

At Hollywood 3, Manji said he wants to “give customers what they deserve” when they pay to see movies such as Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Heaven is For Real and Legends of Oz: Dorothy’s Return (all now playing). “I mean, although it’s $3.50 to get in (for some people, at certain times), people should still get the same quality as in bigger theatres,

and that’s why we changed our sound system and projection system, so they’re having the exact same experience as at the big multiplexes, at a third of the cost. We’re trying to match that experience.” Manji began operating the Newton theatre in 2008 when he moved his family to Surrey, after running a couple of theatres on Vancouver Island, and now lives nearby.

Because of the relative value for theatregoing dollar, customers drive to Hollywood 3 from around the region, he said. “Volume matters to us,” Manji said. “It’s been tough lately, and independent owners are a dying breed in this business. I don’t want to see this theatre go, too. The only way to make it happen here is by people supporting us and coming to see movies.” A small stage will soon be installed in one of the theatres, in a bid to attract concerts, plays, corporate events and possibly church congregations to Hollywood 3 – “whatever we can do to pay the rent, which is what it’s all about for independents,” Manji said. “We actually do a lot of corporate events here and meetings, for McDonald’s and Costco, Christmas events, product launches. We get a lot of big companies here because with our new digital equipment, we can do PowerPoint presentations, you name it.”

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t’s almost summer. Officially. But stop – I’m not ready for summer yet. Really busy and gee, what can I say to all of you who shared that nasty stomach flu with me. My schedule does not allow for this nonsense. So, I did miss some shows, and sorry I did. But moving forward, I am determined to be at the gala opening of The Tinker of Tivoli, presented by our own Young Peoples Opera Society. Now approaching its 10th year as a society, this fledgling opera group is beginning to show some strength and growth, thanks to some very dedicated work by a few people who really believed — and continue to believe — that young people would not only enjoy opera but could also participate

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and easy when you write it down. It wasn’t easy! But it was done, and The King Who Wouldn’t Sing came to life at Surrey Arts Centre. Austin wasn’t the only person Dahlquist flattered into this new project; she asked me to do the costumes. Apparently, flattery works. Austin wrote the score and I made the costumes. Of course, that is only part of the story. There were many others dedicated to getting the society off and running. The next production was Spirit Moon, an historical opera set in B.C. at the time of confederation. Again, Austin wrote the score and I was once again flattered into costuming. Actually, it was a challenge making cedar clothing. You always learn something. Some performances of Spirit Moon were held at Fort Langley national historic site. With an outdoor stage, the cast and crew learned to deal with rain, heat and mosquitoes – just another

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in this very artsy (to some) style of theatrical endeavors. Well, Patricia Dahlquist had a dream that she could not only induce young people into singing in an operatic production, but that many more young people and their parents would enjoy the performances. This became the mission of the Young Peoples’ Opera Society of BC (YPOSBC): to provide affordable opportunities for youth to learn about, participate in and sing opera at a community level, so as to foster appreciation of opera and to create a foundation for future opera performers and performances. Further, the society is mandated to develop a sustainable music program that is accessible and beneficial to all sectors of the population. Dahlquist, one of Surrey’s Civic Treasures, had an idea for a children’s opera. She wrote the book and persuaded composer, conductor and music teacher George Austin to write the score. Golly – it sounds so quick

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GO! Minty on the arts Sunday. Adult tickets are $15, children $10, via 604-594-2700. This fairy tale-like story will, I think, appeal to many people, young and old alike. And before you ask, no – I didn’t make the costumes. Here’s the story: Beppe, the tinker of Tivoli, is tired of having to fix everyone’s household items for free. He feels he is just not getting enough respect from his fellow Tivolians. In a fit of anger, defending his pie from flies, he kills a bunch of them with one swat of his fly swatter. This gives him the idea that he can become the town’s hero, as soon as everyone knows he has killed seven in one blow. The villagers are highly impressed – everyone, that is, except, Luigi, the town cynic and Beppe’s sworn enemy. Meanwhile, Ernesto, Luigi’s son, has fallen in love with Nannina, Beppe’s daughter. The two young are trying to get together but are having difficulty communicating. As Beppe’s fame gets bigger and his good reputation gets better, Luigi becomes more determined to bring him down. Luigi challenges Beppe to a contest of skill and uncovers the deception. At the end of the opera, everyone is singing up a storm – and eating pie! I don’t think any actual flies were injured in the making of this opera. There may be real pie. There definitely will be singing and a happily-ever-after ending. Just what we need to start summer.

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learning experience. If that cedar clothing had been made out of real cedar bark, bet that would have warded off those biting bugs! The Tinker of Tivoli is the eighth production from the society. Tinker, like its 2011 show, Pandora’s Box, was created by the Youth Opera of New Jersey. Austin suggested Tinker as the next production, but Dahlquist was concerned that “we wouldn’t be able to find enough young men for the opera.” No worries. Brad Dewar, newly from the Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society, plays Beppe, the Tinker, and Joe Messner, who has appeared in all the YPOS operas, plays Tinker’s nemesis, Luigi. YPOS has found a home at Newton Cultural Centre, and Dahlquist gives heaps of praise to the Arts Council of Surrey and president Carol Girardi for all the help and support. Dahlquist has other thankyous, too, for the Mister Blake Foundation (providing much needed funds) and sponsors (the City of Surrey’s Cultural Grant Committee, Fraser Valley Gilbert & Sullivan Society and Vancouver Opera Association). And our thanks to you, too, Patricia (artistic director) and George (music director). The Tinker of Tivoli runs at Newton Cultural Centre (13530 72nd Ave., Surrey) from June 25 to 29, with 7:30 p.m. curtain Wednesday to Saturday and 2 p.m. curtain

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Modern skateboarding came to life in the 1970s when California kids used their wheeled rides to traverse the urban landscape. The 2005 movie Lords of Dogtown depicted this era, when staid and choreographed roller-rink skateboard scene was upended by a new generation who aspired to surf on concrete. The boards they used were different than the gear rolled out at skate parks today. Dubbed longboards, the retro gear is longer and has a wide range of designs to meet the challenges of the street. “Longboards are more for travelling purposes, cruising around on the streets, and more street

surfing,” said Mike Faux, owner of Authentic Board Supply in Whalley. “I look at longboards as the place where skateboarding came from. It then developed into something else, and now it’s come back to just riding your board in the street and enjoying that. “Longboards come with larger, softer wheels than conventional skateboards. This allows them to roll smoothly over imperfections in a street surface such as ruts, cracks and uneven pavement.” Better known as Hippie Mike, Faux is Surrey’s skateboarding guru. He taught skateboarding with Surrey’s parks and recreation department and staged the wildly popular Hippie Mike’s Tour de Surrey skateboarding competitions before opening his shop last year. “There are guys who do tricks on longboards and there are other people who go out in groups and do slides and whatever down the street,” Faux said. “They move together in a large group. What they are doing is taking the skate park used by the other style of skateboarding and

moving it to wherever they please.” The movie Lords of Dogtown came out in the middle of a mini boom in skateboarding centred around the re-emergence of the longboard — the sort of skateboarding highlighted in the Hollywood film. As with most everything in pop culture, what is old becomes new again and a new generation hit the streets in search of the perfect concrete wave. A wide range of skateboarding enthusiasts welcomed the return of the longboard. Veteran riders bored by the limitations of skate parks jumped at the offer of freedom on the streets while new riders of all ages snapped up boards and honed their skills in cul-de-sacs across suburbia. Longboards sales were a growth market in the industry for the better part of a decade and show no signs of fading away. In larger urban centres there are shops dedicated solely to selling and servicing longboards, but most skateboard shops — including Faux’s — cater to both kinds of skateboards.

“Longboard sales are holding steady right now,” Faux said. “There was huge growth in them from 2006 until 2012; it was massive. My friend owns a distribution company and he said it went from one per cent of their sales to 60 per cent at one point. So it got really large and now it’s sitting steady. There are a lot of people riding longboards.” Faux added it’s hard to pin down a specific demographic for longboard customers. Younger enthusiasts buy them for the freedom they offer while some parents purchase them because it is an activity they can pursue with their kids. “Longboards are built to be a little easier for people to ride so it is easy for a parent to do with their kids,” Faux said. “A lot of parents today were skateboarders as kids so they have that balance in them.” One of the problems new riders experience with longboards is the culture of the sport. Conventional skateboarders gather at skate parks where they try out new moves and see SPORT › page 46

The gear There are two types of longboards, cruiser boards and conventional longboards. The cruiser boards are shorter and have a style similar to 70s era skateboards. The conventional longboards offer more length and often feature a variety of shapes and elaborate artwork. Prices for complete boards range from $150 to more than $300. Safety equipment is important and at Authentic Board Supply, owner Hippie Mike Faux offers discounts on safety gear for new buyers. A helmet will run from $40 to $60 while a package of padding — elbow pads, kneepads and wrist guards — will cost roughly $60. Longboarding gloves will add another $40 to $80. Complete packages of pads and a board for new riders will set you back from $250 to $500. Faux recommends new riders learn the basic skills of the sport by watching online videos or from more experienced friends. Where to longboard in Surrey? Once you have the basics down, Faux said the world is your skate park. “Right now? It’s wherever you want to go,” he said of longboarding destinations. “There are longboarders who ride in some skate parks, but the majority of the longboard scene in Surrey is just people out riding from one place to another. “They’re not actually going out in a group and doing it as a pastime. In South Surrey they do go in groups more because that’s where the hills are.” ❚ Please note: Longboarding is illegal on the streets and hills of White Rock.

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Cold Laser Therapy for Scar Tissue Cold Laser Therapy delivers light energy to the area of the injury, which helps the body to break down and dispose of scar tissue and replace it with normal healthy tissue. The light based energy of Cold Laser Therapy can reach places that a massage based approach may have a more difficult time reaching. You can also start Cold Laser Therapy immediately after the injury. Since it delivers light energy to injured cells into the damaged area, there’s no additional injury or pain. Many people even experience some immediate amount of pain relief because of the extra pain-killing betaendorphins the body naturally produces, when exposed to the light energy. If Cold Laser Therapy is started very quickly after an injury (or surgery), then cellular tissue is healing and growing much faster, and the body doesn’t even bother to create so much scar tissue. And more healthy tissue and less scar tissue in the first place also means more flexibility and strength in the injured area resulting in accelerated recovery. However, even many years after original injury, Cold Laser Therapy boosts the healthy cell’s energy levels, so they can do their job of replacing scar tissue with healthy tissue much more effectively. The extra cellular energy delivered through Cold Laser Therapy allows the process of scar tissue replacement to begin.

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Conditions Treated Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Golf & Tennis Elbow (Epicondylitis) Other musculoskeletal conditions

“About 4 years ago, I tore my ACL doing a sporting event. The surgeon – while they did a very good job – the knee never fully recovered. I’ve sort of been struggling to get back to training and trying everything from physio, to exercise, to just ignoring it, to you name it. I met Dr. Mel about a year ago and she invited me to come try out Cold Laser Therapy treatments and I thought ‘Sure, why not? I’ve tried everything else, what’s one more thing that doesn’t work?’ And I was stunned because after 6 treatments, I went and did a very intense 2 day workout and I had none of the problems I’ve had for the last four years, it was incredible. So if anybody is even thinking about it, come out and give Dr. Mel a try, see what they can do at Solaj – it worked for me — after 4 years of trying!”

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Cameron is a very active and vibrant young local realtor, as well as a competitive martial artist. About 4 years ago, Cameron sustained a major injury during one of his competitions when he was kicked in the back of the knee, resulting in a complete tear of his ACL (a very important stabilizing ligament in the knee). At that time, Cameron underwent surgery to repair his torn ACL, and to his relief at the time, the surgery was Solaj i-A-Sue at o considered “a success”. Ts n ro e Cam However, as time went on, although it had been declared “structurally normal”, Cameron found that his knee was not really returning to full pre-injury capability, which was understandably frustrating for him since he had been so used to being very active and he really didn’t want to stop competing in his chosen sport. Even after going through a rehabilitation program, his knee remained weak, unstable and in pain under increased activity. Unfortunately, this prevented him from being able to fully return to martial arts and other physical activities. When Cameron came to Solaj, he was understandably skeptical that anything would work for him since his knee had been like that for four years, but when being informed about the potential of Cold Laser Therapy for post-injury healing, decided that the potential upside of meaningful improvement in his condition was worth the investment of the time and money to try it. So he took the plunge and began treatments. The Cold Laser Therapy treatments for Cameron’s condition aimed to reduce scar tissue that built up in his knee, from his ACL injury and the surgery. Aside from the visual scars left behind from the incision points of his surgery, scar tissue (which is a natural process that happens as a result of injury or stress) was also embedded in the tissues inside and around the joint, not allowing his knee to function properly, resulting in the symptoms he was experiencing. When Cameron started Cold Laser Therapy, he began to experience improvements after just a few treatment sessions. After Cameron’s second treatment, he noticed that the incision scars felt less thick than before. After his third treatment, he decided to test his knee and go for a walk, as well as try some medium intensity martial arts activities (both of which had remained uncomfortable ever since the injury) over the upcoming weekend. He reported back to us the following week that he felt no pain and his knee felt very stable during both activities. These early results were quite encouraging. Could it be, that he finally - four years after his original injury and surgery - found a treatment to give him the lasting improvement he had been seeking? He was looking forward to another week of Cold Laser treatments in anticipation of a more strenuous test of his knee’s improvement: A two day intense martial arts workout coming up the following weekend and he was really hoping to be able to fully participate. And so he did, without virtually any of the symptoms he had been having for the previous four years. He felt like his knee was gaining it’s strength back and was almost back to normal. We continued with two more treatments (for a total of eight treatment sessions), to ensure any residual scar tissue was eliminated so that his symptoms would not come back. It has been over 6 months since Cameron’s last treatment, and he has had no issues with his knee. Every once in a while, he still stops by our clinic to say a friendly hello and to mention that he is still continuing to train hard and compete at a high level. Go Cameron Go!

Cameron recorded a little video for our Facebook page to share his story, in which he says:

• Healing, not just masking of pain • Safe, drug free & no side effects • Avoid or delay the need for surgery

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Goodbye, White Rock beach The Editor, Over the years, 19 people have been killed by trains on the beach at White Rock. Why now is there this quick and secretive push to try to keep beach-goers away from the sand and seaside? Without any public consultation, without any public awareness, Transport Canada has apparently decreed our “City by the Sea” off limits to the public. It was with great disbelief that on June 5, I discovered that six pathways allowing people to cross over the train tracks had been closed. To the unknown eye, any history of those city-sanctioned rail crossings had been obliterated by masterful matching of railings, paint and even wipe outs of the foot paths. How could this happen? How could it happen with such speed and secrecy? Being a White Rock council watcher and activist – and even having attended some of the rail safety committee meetings – I consider myself very aware of what is happening in White Rock. But this was out of nowhere. Upon a call to an “insider” I was informed of more to come. And there it was on June 9, a little White Rock mobile cart sporting

the phrase “Our City by the Sea” guarding the newly installed posts which would soon be part of a locked gate, keeping our tax-supported boat launch off limits to our citizens. And even more fences are set to be erected by the end of June. Why is an American rail line BNSF given preference over the only recreational beach front south of the Fraser? We know that Bakken Oil, chlorine gas and many other deadly cargoes are being carried on this line through one of the most densely populated areas in B.C. It is past time to move the line! Several months ago, Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts and White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin spearheaded an overflow public meeting on rail relocation – that needs to happen. White Rock needs to become a city of “rails to trails” so that all people can come and enjoy the spectacular beauty of the Salish Sea and the Semiahmoo Peninsula. Maybe the federal government needs to step up to the plate and make this a federal park. Susan Potzold, White Rock

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