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Rod and gun show ‘sabotaged’ ‘Our whole problem started when (the city) saw the word gun,’ event organizer says Amy Reid
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CLOVERDALE — A new event called the BC Rod and Gun Show is in the works in Surrey, but organizers say they’ve been met with roadblocks at the city thus far. Kent Archibald, who owns the Firearms Training Centre in Cloverdale, is helping organize the event. “They very successfully sabotaged our show by delaying it,” he said of the city. “We want it to be a swap meet – like a flea market – but only for camping and fishing gear and hunting stuff. Our whole problem started when they saw the word ‘gun.’ Well the brakes went on and the lights went on and they refused to issue us a permit or a business licence.” Jas Rehal, Surrey’s bylaw enforcement manager, said the group approached the city to obtain a business licence for the trade show, but the city was unable to grant one due to existing zoning restrictions. Surrey’s zoning bylaw prohibits the sale of new and used firearms and ammunition, “unless specifically provided in that zone.” “That type of activity is prohibited. The only way they could get permission for that is to go back before council and request that,” Rehal said. “There was nothing we could do to relax it or overrule it. They had to go back to council to get permission.” Steve Bednash, another organizer of the event, said by the time they approached the city for a permit, a location had already been obtained at Cloverdale Fairgrounds, tickets had been printed, flyers had been posted and vendors had been obtained. The group has now applied for a TUP (Temporary Commercial Use Permit) and OCP amendment for the three-day event, but Bednash said the delay has put the show’s existence in jeopardy and many committed vendors dropped out. As a result, he said the show may have to be rescheduled from its
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Guns would be part of a “swap meet” style event proposed for Cloverdale Fairgrounds. planned September date to next April. “I feel like we’ve been cut off at the knees,” Bednash said. “I could go into the parking lot at city hall and do a firearms transaction – or right in front of the police station…. Right out in the open. And that’s legal.” He says the show will get those transactions off the street, into a safe environment, with police in attendance. “With all the killings in Surrey and the Lower Mainland… everybody wants to put a control on guns,” he said. Organizers say the exhibition would be conducted in accordance with the Firearms Act. In Canada, firearms and ammunition can only be bought or sold by a person who has a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL). In order to obtain the licence, the applicant must pass the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and then apply for a PAL directly from the RCMP, who conduct a background and criminal record check. Shows like this are attended by RCMP Firearm Officers who check licences and arrange for the lawful transfer of purchases.
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Bednash went on to say that guns are just a small part of the event, like many other outdoors shows held throughout the country. “It’s a traditional sportsmen tradeshow. On one hand – you’re going to have boats, quads, anything to do with hunting, fishing and camping, and on the flip side it’s going to be a rod and gun swap for people who want to get rid of their fishing gear, camping gear or firearms and hunting equipment. They can do so in a safe, neutral environment.” Former White Rock mayor Hardy Staub, a sportsman himself, is supporting the show. “(Council) may have had a reason for making the bylaws the way they are, but I was surprised,” Staub said. “Everybody looks at firearms and ammunition like it’s the drug trade. This is not who we are,” he said. “These are sportsmen, these are families. We have a huge amount of people that live in Surrey who are sportsmen, they either go to the firing range or they go hunting or they go fishing. And those are the people we’re doing this for.” When told the group says the city restrictions delayed the event, Coun. Barinder Rasode, chair of the city’s public safety committee, said the matter is a confusing one because of the difference between a TUP permit area and a TUP permit, which are dealt with differently. She said the reason the group needs an OCP amendment is because there is no specified TUP permit area identified for this type of permit, “like we have for truck parking, for example.” “This will no longer be required with the new OCP as it deals with TUP permit areas differently.” She said the TUP would be easier to come by under the new OCP. The group’s request was granted first and second reading by Surrey council Monday night, and the application is slated for public hearing in the coming weeks.
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Donations have been streaming in for the annual yard sale and fundraiser hosted by Semiahmoo House Society’s Acquired Brain Injury Services, an event set for Saturday, July 12. All proceeds from the sale, which will include more than 20 tables of items, go toward ABI Services’ annual day trip. Check it out from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6163 190th St., Surrey, and “help survivors live a dream.” The neighbourhood of Ocean Park is the place to be for the second annual Village Summer Festival this weekend (July 18 to 20), with an outdoor screening of The Lego Movie and live entertainment by Alanna and Brianne FinMorris kicking things off Friday. Vendors will be busy outdoors Saturday and Sunday, as will artists at a show at Ocean Park Hall, and there’s a “beach party” Saturday night at Ocean Park Pizza and Village Pub. The festival is an initiative of Ocean Park Business Association, online at Oceanparkvillage.com. Cyclists will roll in for the Tour de White Rock races this weekend, starting Friday evening (July 11) with the Homelife Realty Hill Climb, which sees competitors start at the bottom of Buena Vista Avenue and Oxford Street, race up Buena Vista and finish just beyond Foster Street (puff, puff, puff…). All the details are online at Tourdewhiterock.ca.
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CITY CENTRE — For a second year, the City of Surrey and a team of winning designers has put a little piece of country right in the middle of a concrete jungle. On Monday (July 7), setup crews, designers and Surrey’s Civic Beautification Planner Shira Stanfield were on scene at North Surrey Recreation Centre parking lot, just across from Surrey Central SkyTrain station, installing an outdoor picnic area where food trucks will show up daily on a rotating basis. A piano was installed on the pop-up site as an initiative linked to Pianos on the Streets, which has been a popular feature in Vancouver and other major
cities in the world, and from the Piano Teachers’ Federation founder Sean Pacey. The public piano was put in place Tuesday, making it the first en plein air piano in Surrey. The piano is a donation from Pacey’s Pianos, a company inherited by Pacey from his grandfather. It will be painted by a local youth group after its installation. “Since 2009, we’ve done events where we’ve put pianos on the streets and we decided this year would be a great year to do it in Surrey because of the great success in Vancouver,” Pacey said. The installation, called “Gingham Style,” was a result of a city-wide design competition called PARKit, a contest through the city that challenged designers to come up with a blueprint for a summertime pop-up park. The winners of the
A donated piano is a new fixture near Surrey Central SkyTrain station, site of Surrey’s latest “pop-up” park. (Photo: KEVIN HILL) contest were husband and wife design-duo Mike Wartman and Liz Nguyen, who came up with “Gingham Style” — a country picnic inspired scene complete with classic red-checked gingham patterns, picnic tables and grassy knoll-influenced scenery.
“Gingham Style” is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the music video “Gangnam Style” by Korean artist Psy that went viral on YouTube in 2012. “I’m an architect and my partner Liz is a landscape architect so we teamed up on the project,” said Wartman, whose design
was chosen out of 15 entries in the competition. “It’s a bit of a take on the gingham pattern, which is the red-and-white checked quintessential picnic tablecloth pattern, and the idea was to bring that idea of a picnic into an urban context and to do it in a playful way.” Stanfield, who helped facilitate the contest and was the designer for the 2012 installation, said she was optimistic about the amount of foot traffic the site will have. “This is one of the busiest pedestrian sites in the city because you have people coming off the SkyTrain, there are people going to the mall coming back and forth and the students at SFU, so we wanted it to be successful,” she said, adding that it will be a site for food trucks and vendors. “The
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Enjoy the first of six free performances in the City’s gardens. Discover a new garden while relaxing in a beautiful outdoor setting and enjoy a different musical genre each night. Be sure to bring your folding chairs, blankets and picnic basket. Garden opens at 5pm. Visit www.surrey.ca for more info on upcoming concerts.
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July 18 has been declared International Nelson Mandela Day to honour the late Nelson Mandela who dedicated 67 years to the struggle for social justice. You can help by bringing new or used sports equipment to the Rotary Rec for Kids van at City Centre Plaza and help us outfit 67 kids in need. www.surrey.ca/67minutes.
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July 19 & 20, 11am-10pm | Holland Park Join us for hundreds of performances at this free 2 day, award winning multicultural festival with headliners Bruce Cockburn, Hey Ocean, The Boom Booms, and Salsa Sunday! Tour the world at 38 cultural pavilions. Enjoy great food, Kids World, Flavours of Surrey, Celebrity Cooking Stage, Pow Wow and more. Visit www.surrey.ca/fusionfestival for a complete schedule.
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City news Pattullo Bridge Weekend Closures The Pattullo Bridge will be closed to all traffic, (including bicycles & pedestrians) for maintenance on select summer weekends. Currently scheduled for Friday, July 25 from 8pm to Monday, July 28 at 3am and Friday, August 15 from 9pm to Monday, August 18 at 3am. Closures are weather dependent. If rained out, the final closure will be on Friday, August 29 to Monday, September 1. Visit www.translink.ca for the latest information.
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4th Annual Rakhi Project Purchase a purple Rakhi bracelet until August 10th for $5 at various locations around Surrey and show your support for love and respect around the issue of domestic abuse. Proceeds go to Surrey’s Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (SCADA), which brings together community organizations who specialize in addressing and reducing domestic abuse. Visit www.surrey.ca for more information.
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NORTH DELTA — Trevor and Lorena Watters were crowned “North American Champions of Stage Magic” at a big convention in St. Louis last week. The North Delta couple met while studying at Douglas College, and now perform comedy magic routines together, competing at an international level. They competed at the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Society of American Magicians and North American FISM Championships Combined Convention. FISM is “really the Olympics of magic,” Trevor said, “so every country is
category on Saturday, July 5. They’ve performed together for nearly 13 years as a comedy duo. “We’ve been compared to the Ricky and Lucy of magic,” Trevor said. Their sets rest on the idea of Trevor and Lorena competing against each other as to who can be the better magician. Trevor works as a casual for Canada Post, making them self-proclaimed “weekend warriors” of magic. Next, the Watters will fly to Italy in July 2015, representing North America in the “Olympics of the magical arts.”
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOUSING IN SURREY: A look at what’s out there for those who dream of owning a home in this real estate market STORY BY KRISTI ALEXANDRA
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ith housing prices on the rise, and no sign of the numbers slowing down, it has become increasingly difficult for Millennials to break into the real estate market. Average prices for detached properties in the Fraser Valley have swelled to $644,574 while average rents for a one-bedroom apartment near Surrey’s City Centre hover around $850 per month. For a single renter with a car, the monthly cost of living floats just over $2,000, leaving little room to save for a down payment. As Surrey’s urban sprawl grows, young people dream of moving out of their parents’ home, and into a place of their own. Unfortunately for many, the hope remained just that – until now. The Now investigated a few alternatives for prospective homeowners in Surrey that might make the transition from basement dweller to full-grown mortgage payer a little easier.
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When one thinks of manufactured home communities in Canada, what might come to mind are the hilarious, R-rated hijinks that the Nova Scotiabased Trailer Parks Boys get themselves into in their neighbourhood. But gone are the days of decrepit, old, 1970s-style mobile homes and unkempt communal spaces – at least for Parkbridge’s communities, including its
new acquisition of the Crestway Bays, located at 8220 King George Blvd. in Surrey. It’s comprised of a progression of cul-de-sacs and communal amenities. Through a community enhancement program, Parkbridge has been able to update existing homes and build new ones, rejuvenating the look and feel of the parks. Crestway Bays is just one example of how these communities are removing the “trailer park” stigma. “A lot of people have this perception of a trailer park, and it’s true,” said Lachlan MacLean, Parkbridge’s director of operations in B.C. “It seems here in B.C. in particular, the vast majority of these mobile home parks or trailer parks or manufactured home parks – whatever you want to call them – were built in the early 1970s. There seemed to have been building boom of them in that time. A lot of the homes in these communities date from 1973, 1974, just like in regular construction. Probably moreso because it was a less tried and proven thing at the time, but what you got in 1974 doesn’t resemble in any way what you buy today.” see › page 9
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Instead, today you can buy a twobedroom, two-bathroom brand new home for just $79,900. Homeowner and Crestway Bays resident Don Johnson says he’s thrilled with his new home, and the community to boot. Almost on the verge of leaving Crestway Bays, where he’s been a resident for the past eight years, the allure of a new home in the park beat out the idea of living in a condominium again. “The difference between that and an apartment is that you get to cut your grass, you step on grass, you sit on your deck, you wash your car in your own driveway, and you plant your flowers,” Johnson said. “In that sense, (it’s) hard to give up and move into an apartment where you can’t turn your music up (or) watch a movie.” That’s just one of the ways that the idea of land-leasing is attractive to homebuyers in an area like the Lower Mainland, where the cost of real estate is becoming an unrealistic expense. The concept of living at a park like Crestway Bays, said MacLean, is a bit of a hybrid concept between owning your own home and living in a strata complex. “It’s an alternative to rental apartments, or condos or townhouses, and this gives (people) a chance to own their own home without, particularly in the Lower Mainland, the prohibitive hurdle of the land costs,” he said. The real sense of community is another motivator. “There’s a lot of the people in the community (who) know who each other are. Because it is a community and they have a common focal point of a community centre as opposed to – if I drew a line around 119 homes around my house, I’d be lucky if I could name five neighbours that I know. They do get to know each other and it is very much a community,” said MacLean. On top of having a community centre in the complex, there is an outdoor swimming pool and active social committees made up just of residents. They have their own events within the community facilities, from kids’ Halloween parties to chili cook-offs to summer barbeques, sock-hops, Christmas parties and more. Unlike living in a 20-storey building, though, Johnson attests that he gets plenty of privacy. “I know when I lived in my last condo, you know, you get these nice new sound systems with surround sound and all of the sudden somebody is banging on the wall – you know where the explosion in the movie just rocked their world,” he said with a laugh. At Crestway Bays, Johnson has the luxury of turning up his volume, as well as taking his dog for a walk and chatting with neighbours when he wants to. “We have a little dog, a lot of people walk their dogs, you know, you run into the same people at the same time every day. It’s a good feeling.”
A micro-condo unit at the Quattro3 builiding in Whalley.
QUATTRO3 MICRO-CONDOS
Slated as micro-condos, the units at the Quattro3 building by development company Tien Sher located at 108th Avenue and King George Boulevard are smaller than normal one- and two bedroom apartments. The development started seeing sales in late 2010, with move-in dates somewhere in 2012. The condos range from 658 square feet for a one-bedroom up to 998 square feet for a two-bedroom – likely the size of most young adults’ first bachelor apartment – but the catch is, if it’s your first place, you might not have to rent. That’s why young couple Jenna and Jeremy Sheppard (married as of June 6) bought into the mini-homes fresh out of their parents’ house – even if it meant having to keep their lifestyle and their furniture spare. “We bought furniture that is meant for small spaces so it takes up as little space as possible so it kind of maximizes the space that we do have so we don’t have to be extreme to stay as minimal as possible,” Jenna said. “We actually have more space in our condo than I imagined that we would.” The newlywed shared that she did, however, have her reservations at first. “When I first saw it (when it was empty), I was like, ‘Oh my god, how are we going to fit everything in here?’ but once we started moving everything in, it kind of just worked perfectly,” she said, adding that it’s still not quite large enough to entertain. “It’s pretty much a living space, if we do have people over for dinner they have to eat at the counter on the bar stools or on the couch. We definitely do not have space for a dining set or anything like that.” The condominium complex is five stories high and boasts 164 units - quite a packed building and tenants are of all sorts, according to Jenna. “We have all kinds of people living in the
building, the two people living on either side of us is a young guy like us, and an older lady that lives with her little dog,” she said. “It’s a big mixture of people. There are younger people, older people, couples like us, little families – it’s a total mix.” And soon, the parking lot might be filled with Fiat 500s, as the company is now offering a brand new Fiat 500 with each condo purchase. Prices start at $213,900 and go up from there, a far cry from the $800,000 homes, which are becoming the norm in the Lower Mainland. As for why Jenna and Jeremy Sheppard chose Quattro in the first place? Well, it’s all timing and location. “Surrey is changing and property values go up... but at Quattro in the first place, (the pull to Quattro was that) it’s close to the SkyTrain because I work in Vancouver. That was kind of a selling point for us but we also wanted to buy into this neighbourhood because they are trying to develop and change it. We thought that it would be a good investment and that the property value would go up,” she said.
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Consider shelling out $25,000 for a new home rather than a number in the hundreds of thousands. That’s what founder and developer of NOMAD, Ian Kent, thinks the public should do. His homes come in an assembly packages – much like a piece of IKEA furniture – and can be set up on any piece of land properly zoned for the sort of thing. “We’ve developed the design, done some market testing on it and found that there was a huge response online, through the Indiegogo campaign, Facebook and Twitter,” Kent told the Now. “From there, we have advanced it to building the prototype, which was displayed at a convention downtown called Globe 2014.” While the project may have piqued tons of virtual interest, in reality, those numbers
There are younger people, older people, couples like us, little families – it’s a total mix.
haven’t quite caught up. NOMAD failed to reach $90,000 in its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign; raising just one-third of it, but Kent decided to go ahead with the project anyway. So far, there have only been three buyers for NOMAD, but not for lack of potential. True to its name, these 10-by-10-foot, two-storey homes can travel and be set up almost anywhere. And there are three different models for the three different kinds of locations the NOMADs can be set up in – rural, urban and suburban. “It’s just a matter of finding the land and appropriate zoning to allow for that... and there are pieces of land with that zoning. Whether NOMAD can fulfil the biggest and best use for the land is another question. With the appropriate zoning, it would be a prime example of a pocket community,” Kent said. Smaller than the size of a trailer, NOMAD homes also work great as coach houses, which some areas of Surrey are zoned for. In an age where people in their late 20s are still living in their parents’ home, it might just be the perfect solution for first-time owning. At least that’s what Kent is hoping for. “Our target market is really the younger set,” he said. “People buying their first home, and another part of the demographic is the older generation who are now finding it difficult to bring in the income and they’re looking to sell whatever they have and get into something that’s less expensive per month.” kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com
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Pay attention when driving – and walking Surrey RCMP Corporal Bert Paquet notes that in the “vast majority” of traffic collisions police deal with on our local streets, a “human decision” is at the root of the crash. This past spring, the RCMP launched a “Just Don’t Jaywalk” education and enforcement campaign after 47 per cent of Surrey’s fatal crashes in 2013 involved pedestrians and cyclists. But earlier this week, three pedestrians were struck while using crosswalks and a fourth was hit while walking her dog beside a road. Can’t blame these on jaywalking. Consider the known “shouldn’t have” human decisions that contributed to these crashes. First, the crash in South Surrey that put a 66-year-old woman in hospital. The 17-year-old driver shouldn’t have been speeding, as alleged, and as a novice driver had four passengers too many, with not enough seatbelts to go around. It’s fortunate more people weren’t injured. She slammed her SUV into a car that shouldn’t have been parked illegally at the shoulder. She passed on the right: Last month, a White Rock man died when his Mini Cooper slammed at high speed into a John Deere excavator parked off-road in the 4600-block of 152nd Street. He too had passed on the right. In Whalley, the driver of the pickup truck should have known to stop at the crosswalk when another vehicle had already stopped in the curb lane. But he didn’t stop, and as a result two young women are in hospital, with serious injuries, after being thrown 15 metres. It’s easy to point fingers - who among us hasn’t done something stupid in traffic? But those inclined to reckless driving and shirking traffic laws — which are there for good reason — to win an extra 30 seconds should be more mindful of how their split-second decisions can have life-long consequences.
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Outrage over foreign language usage puzzling The Editor, I read your recent Roses and Rotten Tomatoes this week, as I usually do. It is a great column that gives us a perspective of the little things that occur to everyday people throughout our city. However, I was confused about one of the items on July 3. “Roses to the person who was brave enough to say they found it impolite for two employees to speak another language other than English while working. All I can say is, you only said what a lot of us are feeling and thinking. Bravo!” Perhaps you missed giving us the context of the situation. I don’t see how a person could be considered “brave”
and not “rude” by asking people to speak English at work. I know in Quebec that they have laws around using French in the workplace, but nowhere else I am aware of has any restriction on language in the workplace. I was just at the bank and they have the various languages that you can be served in posted on their window. I am sure that they see it as a competitive advantage to hire a linguistically diverse staff to serve an equally diverse community. I find the phrase: “they found it impolite for two employees to speak another language other than English while working” ironic.
Would it not be impolite to interrupt a conversation between two people at their workplace to ask them to speak English? And for what purpose? So you could eavesdrop on them? I do not understand the context of this story. I usually find the writer to hold relatively progressive views, but this appears to support intolerance. Could you please explain? Al Payne, 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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Pride flag flap reveals flaws in city policies ViewFrom TheCheap Seats Michael Booth
FOLLOW MICHAEL ON TWITTER WITH LAYAR APP In arguably the best Seinfeld episode ever, tens of millions of people across the world were introduced to a bold new cultural custom: Festivus. At the centre of this annual alternative/ protest to the commercialization of Christmas is an aluminum pole erected in the middle of the living room of your house. The motto of the holiday, “a Festivus for the rest of us,” makes it an allinclusive holiday regardless of one’s race, religion, gender identity, socio-economic background or favourite NHL team. With this in mind, I humbly suggest the City of Surrey adopt the spirit of this holiday by erecting a Festivus pole of its own. The difference here would be that the pole is placed outdoors for everybody to see. Tack on a couple of pulleys and a long lanyard and there you have it: voila — Surrey’s Festivus Flagpole. The necessity for such a landmark became apparent in recent weeks when
Surrey city council rejected an appeal by the Surrey Pride Festival to fly the gay flag to honour the group’s annual party/ celebration. Other municipalities in the Lower Mainland have flown the rainbow-striped banner emblematic of the gay community to honour gay pride festivals in their communities. More recently, several cities flew the flag during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games to protest the oppressive laws against homosexuality enacted by that event’s host nation, Russia. According to Martin Rooney, a former board member of the Surrey Pride Society, the city’s refusal to fly the gay pride banner can only be seen as a negative. “It’s 2014, and basically the hope of flying the flag is to tell everybody in Surrey that everyone is welcome,” Rooney told Surrey Now reporter Kristi Alexandra last month. Surrey city councillors don’t see it quite the same way. They say the issue isn’t that they don’t want to haul the gay pride banner up the flagpole, they simply can’t. It turns out city regulations and flag policy handcuffed their desire to show the city’s pride — or so they would have us believe. According to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, Surrey has three flagpoles at city hall and they are each dedicated to specific pennants — Canada, British Columbia and Surrey. One exception to this rule came during the 2010 Winter Olympics when the Olympic flag flew underneath the city banner on the pole dedicated to the Surrey flag. Watts explained that because Surrey was a training venue and celebration site for the Games, an exception was made to the rules.
Um, excuse me if I’ve missed something here, but isn’t Surrey Pride Week a celebration that takes place in the city as well? I don’t have a dog in this fight — aside from paying taxes to the city — but what is the big deal here? The city makes annual pronouncements declaring Surrey Pride Week, but won’t take the step of showing its support outwardly by flying a rainbowhued banner outside City Hall? Sounds like kind of a, ahem, closeted approach, doesn’t it?
Rarely a week goes by where the mayor and council are not signing a proclamation of some sort to honour groups within the community.. Which brings us back to the Festivus Pole. The city has three flagpoles dedicated to honouring the three levels of government in this country, why not add a fourth flagpole — a Festivus Pole for the rest of us? Watts rejects the need for a fourth flagpole, citing a nonsensical cost of $200,000 for the city to make such a pole a reality. I’m not sure where this number comes from, but clearly the city doesn’t source its flagpoles from anywhere on this planet. A quick check of the Internet shows that Home Depot sells a 20-foot flagpole for just $102. That is no doubt a residential model and would not stand up to the rigours
demanded of a pole dedicated to ceremonial use. Further checking shows Flagpole.ca (a Coquitlam company) offering 35-foot aluminum flagpoles — aluminum! What could be better for a Festivus pole? — for a very reasonable $2,374. Perfect. Then when you add in the city engineering reports, consultation with Feng Shui experts, site planning, landscaping, numerous community forums to discuss the project plus labour and ancillary costs, the whole project will come in at a tidy $198,000 tops. There you go — I just saved Surrey taxpayers $2,000. You’re welcome. The reality is a fourth flagpole dedicated to the community would be a welcome addition at city hall. Rarely a week goes by where the mayor and council are not signing a proclamation of some sort to honour groups within the community. Heart and Stroke Month; Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Week; Greek Festival Days; Caribbean Days; March of Dimes Month; Canadian Cancer Society Month; Hockey Canada Week; Surrey Pride Festival Week; Vaisaki Festival; etc. etc. etc. With a spare flagpole, these groups can mark the occasion by flying their banner in front of city hall to draw attention to their cause without disturbing the holy trinity of flagpoles already in place. And on days when there is nothing to celebrate, why not let school kids produce alternate banners for an additional splash of colour? Surrey is supposed to be a welcoming place, so why not make people and their causes feel welcome in a more visible manner? mbooth@thenownewspaper.com
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Alex Fraser likely first for tolls among ‘older’ bridges Ted Murphy Delta Optimist
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t’s looking more and more like the Alex Fraser Bridge will be the first “older” crossing in the region to feature tolls. I
crossings, and an increasing number of drivers look for that always-popular free alternative, the strain placed on the Alex Fraser will be so great the province will have no other choice but to act. We’ve already got a tolled Port Mann Bridge sending drivers in search of a free option, and when a bridge is built to replace the George
Massey Tunnel, expected to be operational by 2022, it’s almost certain it would be tolled, too. Throw in a tolled replacement for the Pattullo Bridge, which is one of the key planks of the long-range vision recently unveiled by the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation, and, within the next decade
or so, you’ll have three of the four crossings of the south arm charging drivers for the privilege of getting across the river. A New Westminster delegation was in Delta this year lamenting what a tolled Port Mann has meant for their community, which has been inundated by drivers looking for a free way across the Fraser. Multiply that threefold and you’ll get the predicament the Alex Fraser and its users will be in once the new crossings are in place. It will be unbearable and once we get to that point, those who are calling the shots in Victoria won’t have much choice but to revise the policy of only collecting tolls on new infrastructure. I suspect that will be the catalyst that will finally force a decision on road
pricing or some other form of collecting fees from everyone who contributes to the congestion of the Lower Mainland’s road network, and not just those who travel across new bridges. With just the Golden Ears and Port Mann tolled at the moment, the inequity only runs so deep. But as more tolled crossings come on board, forcing some drivers to pay and others to escape government clutches, the cry for an equitable situation will surely intensify. For those who have been crossing it free of charge since it opened in 1986, tolls on the Alex Fraser will seem like a cruel joke, but leaving it status quo will almost certainly be worse. Ted Murphy is editor of Delta Optimist, a sister paper to the Now.
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Adoption event at pet store was a poor decision The Editor: Shame on the Surrey Animal Resource Centre! I was disappointed to hear that the Surrey Animal Resource Centre chose to hold an adoption event at the Petland Store in South Surrey on June 28. While I do understand that adoptions are slow and showcasing the animals in the care of our shelter is important, I am sure that there could have been much better choices than Petland. Petland has a long history of selling animals to anyone walking in off the street that has money in their pocket. Even the shelter has a screening process. There are many ethical pet supply stores that would be thrilled to help. Any store that sells live animals with no regard for their welfare should be ashamed of themselves, and for the City of Surrey and the Surrey Animal Resource Centre to choose to work with this kind of company is hugely disappointing. I was thrilled when the City of Surrey chose to look at other options for its animal control contract than what
Negative vibe pervades pages The Editor, Your July 3 Now was loaded with more than usual negatives from readers, pages 11, 12, & 13 inclusive. Page 11 was a confirmation of your headline of July 1, in which Linda Hepner declared “more of the same.” Michael Booth’s perspicacity of the lady in question was dead on in his summation in strongly suggesting re-election of any Surrey First will indeed be duplication of the last three years! Page 12, letter written by a reader suggesting insurance to citizens regarding the government’s proposed hydrocarbon plan. He writes, should this folly become a reality, “we can expect our water, land and air to be polluted with known hazards to humans and wildlife.” Perhaps, before this abomination becomes another of our present government’s ideologies, we should avail ourselves of the knowledge as to just to how dangerous it is and possibly stop it in it’s tracks. Also on page 12, talk of the unions; carried over to page 13, where this writer claims “we should not be held hostage over unions.” I have never been a union member, nor have I ever felt that I have been held hostage. He adds further insult by espousing this government in that “to strike against the government is anti-democratic.” Well, guess what? If my government is toying with striking workers, no matter what union they belong to, I’ll display an undemocratic attitude. Why are you so sure you are privy to the “collective will of the people of the province?” Further, “If voters want to give all their money to a government to pay more to government employees… they will elect that kind of government.” Surely you are aware making a statement like that is repugnant, as we all know we are made aware of the intransigence of a newly elected body only after the fact. Thank you David Gibbs for your insightful letter, and no, the risky transfer of coal is not worth 25 jobs. Fran Manary, 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.
we had when the BCSPCA held the contract. It has been over a year since the shelter moved to its new location with new management. I had hopes that this would be a more progressive shelter, with a more open and welcoming attitude. That has not been the case. The Commissionaires of B.C. as a company are not qualified to run an animal shelter and their main focus appears to be money, not the welfare of the creatures in their care. There are still no volunteers allowed in to walk, exercise, clean and feed the animals in the shelter. While the staff surely have some training, the fact that no volunteers are allowed means not only do we, the taxpayers,
pay more for staff, but the animals miss out on extra socialization. And while it may be easier to run a shelter without volunteers, it also means that there are no extra eyes watching what goes on there. I know that there are many animal lovers in Surrey and I for one am concerned with some of the choices that have been made regarding “our” shelter. Perhaps the facts opened in this letter need to be brought into the current municipal election discussions. Beverly Inglis, Surrey
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SEND YOUR ROSES WITH LAYAR Yikes! A mid-week sunny holiday has certainly put a lot of our readers in a rotten mood judging by all of the concerns you’ve aired with us this past week. Read on… Rotten tomatoes to those who criticize individuals for speaking a foreign language with their co-workers. If you don’t understand their language – and have a problem with it – it is your duty to go out and learn it. There are many professionals including doctors that understand the fact that as your world changes you must adapt along with it. I know some doctors who have acquired second and third languages in order to better communicate with their patients. Take this as an example to go out and improve yourself. Here’s a huge pile of rotten tomatoes to all the townhouses. They’re ugly, poorly built and overpriced. They built so many of them and nobody’s even buying them. Tons of rotten tomatoes to people who have their dog on a leash while they ride their bikes forcing the dog to run with them. That’s just not right; they are not machines. Rotten smelly tomatoes to these independent fitness clubs and their draconian month-to-month memberships. Beware of presale registrations because they will suck you in and clean out your bank accounts. Rotten tomatoes to nosey idiots. Mind your own business and get a life. Rotten tomatoes to stupid people who live in a fantasy world and don’t know what’s going on. Shameful. Rotten tomatoes to the 502. Worst bus in all of Surrey. Good luck trying to find a seat.
SEND YOUR TOMATOES WITH LAYAR Rotten tomatoes to the Pride’ers who insist on pushing the envelope regarding flying the pride flag outside of city hall. It’s nothing against your flag, it’s a policy that allows for the Canadian, B.C. and Surrey official flags to be flown only, so there is no special treatment to fly flags of any particular special interest group, ever. Why do they think they are more special, and the flag rules that apply to all groups don’t apply to them? It’s not homophobic, it’s fair. Bushel of rotten tomatoes to Linda Hepner for already trashing the her opponent. We have had enough, princess. Spending and waste, new city hall and you still can’t walk safely in that part of town or anywhere for that matter. Please send a Cloverdale Rec. Center full of the most rotten, mouldy tomatoes you can find to our out-going mayor and her planners for the disastrous strawberry tea she had for July 1st. We drove all the way from Ladner and were registered, and all we got was a cup of tea because they ran out of cake. Our table had six people and only two got cake. The saddest part was, one lady was just a new Canadian. Only in “Surrey” you say? What was the point of registering in advance? We guess not enough was left over from the $95 million city hall to buy cake for all who attended, but maybe this is a good way to remember her – on her way out. After spending a wonderful day at Crescent Beach with our young family, I would like to send a large bunch of rotten tomatoes to all the people who stupidly blocked in a whole row of cars! And thankfully, one happy note to end on: Roses to Dr. Peter and all his staff at Surrey Animal Hospital. They saved our kitty and didn’t put us in the poor house. They truly care about their four-legged and two-legged clients.
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Residents rail against railway Christopher Poon
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WHITE ROCK — More than 300 concerned residents packed into the White Rock Community Centre Monday to talk about several issues surrounding the rails at White Rock beach. Transportation of dangerous goods, beach access and pedestrian safety were all on the table Monday night as local and provincial politicians came together with residents and stakeholders to discuss the issues. In attendance were all of city council, local MLAs Marvin Hunt and Gordon Hogg, as well as representatives from rail operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe. While unable to attend the event due to being in Ottawa, local MP Russ Hiebert had representatives in attendance and provided a statement on the issues at large. Citing the need for a balance between safety and public access, Hiebert’s statement received applause. “It is undeniable that our community does see large numbers of people cross the tracks to get to the beach. This means we need to take rail safety seriously,” it read. “At the same time, excessive whistling is a nuisance. And fencing extensive lengths of the beach off from public access will not necessarily improve safety. We can no more make the rail line 100 per cent safe than we can make our residential streets 100 per cent safe, if individuals make poor decisions. As good neighbours, let’s remind those few who are breaking the rules that their actions jeopardize everyone’s enjoyment of beach access.” Notably absent from the event were any representatives from Transport Canada. “Obviously it’s disappointing that they weren’t here,” said Coun. Grant Meyer, head of the city’s rail safety task force. “I hope they’ll be hearing about this, because there’s hundreds of people here. So we’re
Skateboarder Jesse Holland rolls past railway tracks at White Rock’s West Beach on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)
Fencing extensive lengths of the beach off from public access will not necessarily improve safety. We can no more make the rail line 100 per cent safe than we can make our residential streets 100 per cent safe, if individuals make poor decisions. going to go through the feedback forums and anything related to Transport Canada will be forwarded to them. They’re going to hear what went on here tonight.” Mayor Wayne Baldwin kicked off the event by reminding residents that it’s people power that gets issues like these noticed, referring to the recent West Beach boat launch gate that Transport Canada ordered to be put up and then removed after public backlash. “When that gate went up we advised people to write, phone and send emails to the local Transport Canada office,” said
Baldwin. “Within days we had successful meetings with the managers and were able to get the order amended and gate removed within two weeks of it being installed. If we had gone through the suggested appeal process it would have taken months, we probably would have had the gates up there until the end of the summer. It would have without a doubt not happened without the public participation.” Following presentations looking at the history of the rail line in White Rock and a talk from transportation expert Mary-Jane Bennett on the topic of dangerous goods
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SURREY — Three pedestrian crashes in Surrey in less than 24 hours has Surrey Mounties shaking their heads. “The last 24 hours are a very graphic reminder that motorists and pedestrians alike need to be more aware,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet. “Road safety is a shared responsibility.” Two of the crashes resulted in serious injuries. A 66-year-old woman is fighting for her life after a speeding Mercedes driven by a teenaged girl slammed into her as she was walking her dog along King George Boulevard in South Surrey late Monday night. Witnesses told police the grey SUV tried to pass another car on the right shoulder when it hit an illegally parked car, crashed into a lamp post and then hit the woman and her German Shepherd, killing the dog. Paquet said the woman was “believed to be on the sidewalk but our collision reconstructionists are working to confirm that.”
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SURREY — Runners may be disappointed the Surrey International World Music Marathon isn’t returning to city roads this year, but a new 10-kilometre run is set for September. The event, called Beats on the Street, will take place on a new, more-condensed route that will not pose the traffic problems that surrounded the marathon in the past. Elizabeth Model, chair of the Surrey Marathon Society, told the Now that the new event will feature a 10K run and a 5K walk on condensed routes so they minimize traffic delays. “We had a marathon before and a half marathon, and due to the impact in traffic patterns, we’ve had to scale it back but we’ve worked very closely with the City of Surrey in the traffic planning of this,” she said. The new route will start at Central City Plaza and stay west of King George Boulevard. It will pass several parks and residential areas to alleviate traffic issues. “We’ve tried to divert it with as little elevation as possible ... as well as taking into consideration that we don’t go into major feeder routes,” Model added. The time of the run has also been changed so that it will be easier for participants to use public transit. “Transit is up and running and that was a major problem we did have last year, that SkyTrain wasn’t running when we started the run,” said Model.
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“It’s going to be a really good event. It’s the only 10K being held that weekend,” she added. Despite the shorter length of the run, the musical nature will remain strong. Every kilometre of the run will feature a different live music station and a concert is scheduled at the finish line. Organizers have not released a lineup for who will be performing yet but Model said to keep a close eye on their Twitter account (@surrey10k) as they will be making an announcement soon. Another twist for the run will be a chance for corporate and university teams to have some friendly competition. Organizers will be offering a chance for groups from local schools and businesses to challenge each other to see who can come up with the best theme, colours and costumes. “That’s the way would like to position it is have the universities play against each other and have fun with it,” said Model. “We’re going to have some great music and some good themes and some good challenges for every demographic out there,” she said. The Beats on the Street Surrey 10K run is set for Sept. 6 starting at Central City Plaza. The 10K run begins at 4 p.m. and the 5K run at 5 p.m. The post-run concert begins at 6 p.m. with yet-to-be-announced headliners at 7p.m. For more information on the run and concert, visit Surrey10k.com.
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Events guide THEATRE/STAGE “Blithe Spirit”: Peninsula Productions stages Noel Coward comedy from July 9 to 26 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. Beach House Theatre presents Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” and the more kid-friendly “The Three Munschketeers, a Debbie Patterson-written adaptation of five stories by Robert Munsch,” on an outdoor stage at Crescent Beach from Aug. 11 to 17. Tickets go on sale June 24, via Beachhousetheatre.org.
CONCERTS “Up on Cripple Creek: The Songbook of The Band” concert Thursday, July 10 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios.ca/ newshows.html. “Sunshine: The Music of Don Stewart and Miles Black,” concert 8 p.m. Friday, July 11 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock, featuring singer/songwriter Don Stewart, pianist Miles Black, bassist Miles Hill and flute/sax player Tom Keenlyside. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html. “A Night of Bowie” concert featuring tribute artist Syl Thompson, Saturday, July 12 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. White Rock Blues Society presents fifth annual International Blues Challenge event, Sunday, July 20 at Spirit Stage (Semiahmoo Park, at White Rock’s East Beach area), featuring 15 solo/duos/bands in day-long event. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., barbecue on site. Admission $10 adv./$15 at gate, $6 parking. Tickets at Tickets.surrey.ca. and also at Tapestry/Surfside music stores. Info: Whiterockblues.com.
“Gone Country”: Benefit concert for cancer-related charities on Saturday, July 26 at Cloverdale’s Millennium Park Amphitheatre, featuring Chad Brownlee, Brett Kissel, One More Girl, Karen Lee Batten, The Washboard Union and DJ Jaxon Hawks. Tickets are $35 at www.twinscancerfundraising.com. Trooper: Long-established rock band performs Friday, Aug. 1 at White Rock’s Star of the Sea Hall, with guests Me and Mae and Tommy Alto. Tickets $52.50 for this 19+ concert, via Ticketweb.ca, 1888-222-6608. Show info: RockitBoy. com. AbraCadabra: ABBA tribute band performs Saturday, Aug. 2 at Clova Cinema as part of the movie theatre’s closing-weekend celebration, at 5732 176th St., Cloverdale. Tickets $30/$20, info at Clova.com. David James & Big River’s tribute to Johnny Cash: Concert on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Coast Capital Playhouse in White Rock, plus special guest Darla Kendrick as June Carter. Tickets $42.50 plus fees, 604536-7535, Whiterockplayers.ca.
DAY CAMPS Arts Club Musical Theatre Intensive runs from July 7 to 18 at Surrey Arts Centre, with instruction by Peter Jorgensen, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Apply by June 15 via Surrey.ca/theatre, 604-501-5566. Other summer day camps at the arts centre include Animals in Art, BYTE Camp, Clay Days, Creative Cartooning, Preteen Art Extreme, pottery, drawing, more. Ocean Park-based school The Drama Class offers five-day drama camps for kids ages 7-12, July 7 to 11 and July 21-25, 1-3 p.m. “Five days of learning all about creating characters in drama. Includes a performance for the parents.” Call 604-535-5977 or email info@thedramaclass.com. Info: Thedramaclass.com.
FESTIVALS/FAIRS Surrey Fusion Festival, a yearly celebration of music, food and
5566, 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: 604596-1029, watershedartworks.ca. Bev Mason’s “Naturescapes - Portraying the Beauty That Surrounds Us” works will be featured during month of July.
MUSEUMS Surrey Museum: “Komagata Maru: 100 Years Later” sound/video exhibit, on view until July 12; “Kids Celebrate!” exhibit, from Canadian Museum of History, on display to Sept. 6. Museum is located at 17710 56A Ave. Info: www.surrey. ca/heritage, 604-592-6956. White Rock Museum + Archives: At 14970 Marine Dr. 604-541-2222, whiterock.museum.bc.ca. On view until Sept. 1: “Play On! Water Sports & Recreation of Times Gone By.”
David James brings his bang-on Johnny Cash tribute to White Rock on Aug. 23. See listing under Concerts. culture staged by the City of Surrey with corporate partners, is set for Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20 at Holland Park, Surrey. Free admission. Info: Surrey. ca/fusionfestival. Honeybee Festival: Two-day event will take place this year on the weekend of July 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Honeybee Centre, located at the corner of Fraser Highway and 176th Street, Surrey. “As much fun as beekeeping and tours are, sometimes we like to let loose by inviting the community to swing by our hive for some free family fun,” reads a post at Honeybeecentre.com. 2014 White Rock Sea Festival takes place from Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3 in White Rock. Info: Whiterockseafestival.ca.
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VISUAL ART “Art on Display” program at White Rock Community Centre: “Illuminating the Darkness” exhibit featuring works by artist Karen Santos, on view to July 19 at 15154 Russell Ave., White Rock. Artist info: Karen-santos.com. “Lush West Coast” (Bette Hurd) and “The Romance of Africa” (Valerie Grimmell) joint exhibition features works by the two artists, on view to July 22 at Mind & Matter Art Gallery, 13743 16th Ave., South Surrey. Info: 604-536-6460, mindandmatterart.com. Surrey Art Gallery: “Change: Contemporary Ismaili Muslim Art” exhibit on view to Aug. 9; “Arts 2014” juried art exhibit on view to Aug. 30. Gallery is located at Bear Creek Park, 88th Ave./King George Blvd. 604-501-
“Seniors in the Park” program: Free activities for seniors all summer at Francis Park, 15951 83rd Ave., Surrey, at south side of Fleetwood Community Centre. Lawn darts, bocce, horseshoes, cards and other activities are planned every Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. until Aug. 28, as part of City of Surrey program. Info: 604-501-5094, partnersinparks@surrey.ca.
SALES/CRAFTS Summer Swap Meet hosted by White Rock’s First United Church (corner of Centre and Buena Vista) on four Saturdays – July 12 & 26 and Aug. 9 & 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Come sell or come buy! Save the hassle of your own garage sale and enjoy some fellowship while recycling. Indoor and Outdoor tables. Great deals and more.” Call 604531-4850 to sign up for a table or parking stall. The Youth Arts Council of Surrey hosts a Community Garage Sale Fundraiser on July 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newton Cultural Centre, 13530
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GARDENING North Surrey Horticultural Society celebrates its 75th anniversary with a Strawberry Tea event 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19 at Grace Community Church, 14618 110th Ave., Surrey. Refreshments, music by Jana Seale, demonstration by Vintage Flower Arrangements (by Andre Erasmus). Info: Trudy, 604588-8977 or Mary, 604-581-3152.
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SURREY — Six different parks in Surrey will be abuzz with more than the sounds of nearby creeks, laughing kids and singing crickets in the coming weeks. On Monday (July 14), the City of Surrey will kick off its free, annual Sounds of Summer concert series, which features six unique evenings of music at each of Surrey’s so-called display garden parks. Now in its third year, the concert series will take place over two weeks, catering to music fans all the way from classical to jazz to contemporary pop. “Bring your own chairs, blankets and your picnic basket,” advised Surrey Manager of Parks Owen Croy, who noted this is the first time in the annual Sounds of Summer series that a variety of musical genres will be performed. “This is one more opportunity for families and individuals to come out and enjoy beautiful music in park settings where it’s
very tranquil and relaxed,” Croy said. “The kind of people who turn out for these kinds of things are not your rowdy crowd, they’re excited to be in the park and hear music in a nice, relaxed, informal setting.” The parks will open to the public on each performance night at 5 p.m., on Mondays and Wednesdays this month, with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. For details, visit http://www.surrey.ca/ culture-recreation/13488.aspx, and check out the list of performers and parks below: • July 14, classical ensemble 12 Strings at the Glades Garden, 561 172nd St. • July 16, contemporary pop by 12 Strings at Darts Hill Garden Park, 16th Avenue at 170th Street. • July 21, Celtic music by Blackthorn at Hawthorne Park, 10503 144th St. • July 23, sitar and tabla performed by Mohamed Assani at Fleetwood Park, 15802 80th Ave. • July 28, bluegrass performed by 5 On A String at Bear Creek Park, 13750 88th Ave. • July 30, jazz by Golden Ears Jazz Band at Holland Park, 13428 Old Yale Rd.
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WHITE ROCK — When tribute artists come into town, what might come to mind are meticulously thought-out fanatics who mimic and mime the originals’ every move – perhaps like Elvis impersonators who swing their pelvises to and fro or Dolly Parton doubles with over-stuffed bras, belt-cinched waists and tediously perfect country croons. In the case of Syl Thompson, who fronts David Bowie tribute band Ground Control, it seems you just have to be a dead ringer for the guy. Thompson, who played in many cover bands in the early 1980s and on, was approached by a club owner who thought the frontman bore a striking resemblance to the English glam-rocker. “I was involved in this band called Innocent Bystander – another well-known top-40 band of the ’80s. We were quite popular at the time,” Thompson told the Now over the phone. “One particular club manager had mentioned to me in passing, he said, ‘Jeez Syl, you look so much like Bowie up there on stage, have you ever thought about maybe doing something like that?’ Of course I said no because I really didn’t see it at the time but … that’s kinda how it started. By doing the Bowie thing, it would garner us a little more money, too, so that was always there.” After that, Thompson and members of Ground Control played the circuit with “A Night of Bowie”, with the lead singer picking up lots of attention for his uncanny likeness to Bowie. But he didn’t
Singer Syl Thompson as David Bowie with Ground Control, a tribute band that hits the stage at White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios this Saturday night (July 12). go all-out with a false English accent or impersonate mannerisms. Instead, he says, he’s aware that’s there’s only one true original. “I don’t talk like him, I don’t do the English accent. I’m not a Meryl Streep who’s able to just pull out accents but I go for the look, the clothes. I try to get that as best I can, there’s only one David Bowie and that’s the way that it is,” he said, adding, “I do my best to go up there and
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original member, guitarist John Gilliat, rounded up new members for the backing band: Sean Lang, Graham Howell, and Marc and Rob Gawthrop. Together, they form the new incarnation of Ground Control and have been back playing Bowie tribute evenings since 2012. “I’ve always been a Bowie fan; ever since Hunky Dory came out I just loved the way he wrote songs, I always thought he was quite different from what was going on at that time, but I never considered myself a Bowie kind of a clone guy ‘cause I’m not really like that,” the Ziggy Stardust impersonator said. “Vocally I would try to give that part of the songs as close as I could, so I had a bit of experience doing that, so when doing the Bowie thing I tried to get his inflections down, so you know I definitely had to work on it so I was a fan but not a fanatic, crazy guy fan.” While Thompson is relatively humble about his musical likeness to Bowie, one thing’s for sure: the physical resemblance is uncanny. Whether or not Thompson and the rest of Ground Control can give the Thin White Duke a run for his money will be up to fans when they take stage at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock this Saturday, July 12. Doors open at 8 p.m. for “A Night of Bowie.” Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. Other tribute shows at Blue Frog this week include Up on Cripple Creek playing music of The Band (Thursday, July 10) and Sunshine, featuring Don Stewart and music by Miles Davis (Friday, July 11). Click the above website for show details.
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am burnt out. Literally. The past few months have been demanding on my time and energies, so I took a day off. It was a nice sunny morning so I took time off from reading emails, writing, running a business, taking dance classes, going to theatre events and making costumes. And I got burnt. Yes, I know better. Use sunscreen and stay out of the sun. But dang, it felt good, and there are lots of indoor summer activities to keep me out of the sun for a week or so. Surrey Art Gallery has a permanent collection, held in public trust for the citizens of Surrey and is exclusively contemporary art. No Van Gogh or Rembrandt. From time to time, our excellent gallery adds to the permanent collection. Want to know what the gallery is all about and what kind artworks they collect? Join
local artists Elizabeth Hollick (White Rock), Davida Kidd (Langley) and Helma Sawatzky (Surrey) in conversation with the gallery’s assistant curator, Brian Foreman, next Thursday, July 17 at the gallery, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The artists will discuss their work in the new exhibition Seen From Here: Recent Acquisitions, and will consider the meaning and importance of museum art collections to them as practicing artists. The program includes time to meet and speak with the artists over refreshments. Admission is free. The featured works recently acquired for the gallery’s permanent collection are by artists who have called the South Fraser region home. Artists include Walter Dexter, Enn Erisalu, Robert Genn, Elizabeth Hollick, Brian Howell, Davida Kidd, Don Li-Leger, Robert Michener, Arnold Mikelson, Ann Nelson, Fred Owen and Helma Sawatzky. I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Genn many years ago when his twins were taking music lessons at Carillon Music along with my son. He was an interesting person, was a great benefactor to the arts in the see › page 35
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Semiahmoo Peninsula, and is one of the most interesting people I have ever met. I was sorry to hear he had passed away a few weeks ago. We are thankful for his legacy, and thank you, Surrey Art Gallery, for including Genn in the permanent collection. The exhibition continues to Aug. 30. Admission is by donation. I think by Aug. 28 I will have recovered from my burnout. That is the day of the Party on the Pier. Semiahmoo Arts (the arts council of South Surrey/White Rock) is hosting this party/fundraiser celebrating the 100th anniversary of the White Rock pier. It is (they say) literally the “Party of the Century.” The pier is turning 100 years old and the arts council is celebrating its 40th year. For a “century” ($100, with $40 of that as a donation to the arts council), you can enjoy food, fun and fireworks with music from Powder Blues Band and special guest Mostly Marley. Your ticket includes a complimentary commemorative glass, appetizers and one adult beverage. There will be a silent auction, artists painting onsite, actors in period costumes and dancing. Tickets are available online at Semiahmooarts.com, by phone (604-536-8333) or in-person at the South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre office, 14601 20th Ave., Surrey. That’s Thursday, Aug. 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. I wonder if parking is
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Seattle’s scenic Lake Washington is the place to be for those who love and appreciate the majesty of tall ships. From Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, the “Lady Washington” and “Hawaiian Chieftain” will be docked in Kirkland, at Carillon Point, for public viewing, cruises and even mock battles.
Maritime history is brought to life aboard the ships, both cared for by the Aberdeen-based Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority. Bookings are done via Historicalseaport.org. The three-hour “battle sails,” in particular, are a thrill for passengers, who experience booming cannons, close-quarters maneuvers and the singing of a sea shanty or two. The host marina is adjacent to the wonderful Woodmark (Thewoodmark. com), a waterfront hotel — the only one
on Lake Washington — that boasts a yacht club, spa and a pair of popular restaurants. The dog-friendly inn rents boats, jet skis and cruiser bikes, the latter of which are perfect for a leisurely pedal toward town, north along Lake Washington Boulevard and past Houghton Beach Park. Carillon Point is also home to a highenergy fitness club (which is fond of taking clients for spin classes on the dock), a Starbucks (natch, because this is Seattle) and a custom bridal shop (which caters to
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the many weddings that take place at the Woodmark). On certain Saturdays come September, the marina is a launch point for fun Argosy cruises to college football games at lively Husky Stadium, located across Lake Washington at “UDub.” While in Seattle this summer, have fun while touring the city aboard a “Duck” bus/boat hybrid, from Seattle Centre to Lake Union and back (Ridetheducksofseattle. com).
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Bookings are now open for Disney Cruise Line’s return to Hawaii this fall, as part of a limitedtime engagement that includes Vancouver as a port of call. Come September, the “Disney Wonder” (pictured) will explore the Hawaiian Islands with special 10-night cruises. The ship will sail through the breathtaking beauty of the Hawaiian Islands, where guests can experience the famous beaches of Waikiki on Oahu, see the views from high atop the summit of Haleakala Crater on Maui, take in the lush tropical gardens and waterfalls of Kauai and, on the “Big Island,” explore the world’s most active volcano. Rates start at $1,650 per person, for a standard inside stateroom, based on double occupancy. Details are at Disneycruise.com. Deeper into the fall and winter months of 2015, the “Disney Wonder” will ply the waters between Galveston, Texas, and the Bahamas, and also sail from San Diego to Mexico’s Baja region. Tom Zillich
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Summer is here and it’s time to get out and enjoy this special time of the year. Over the next three months the Now will offer you some unique sporting ways to experience summer without leaving town. Kyle Benning
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SOUTH SURREY – When the masses storm the beaches in July and August, the most common sport being played is volleyball. Whether it’s just a game of pepper between two people or a competitive match, there’s not an activity more enjoyable in the sand. However, there aren’t too many
options for Surrey, White Rock and North Delta residents to participate in the sport due to the lack of courts. There are a couple at South Surrey Athletic Park and one along Crescent Road. Also finding a group large to play can be tricky. Fortunately, Sideout Beach has come to the rescue for those looking to bump, set and spike in the sunshine. Sideout, founded by Mischa Harris and Kyra Iannone in 2008, is dedicated to bringing introduction and competitive training in beach volleyball to Metro Vancouver. One of the coaches at Sideout
is Tori Trim – a member of the Douglas College women’s volleyball team and a Clayton Heights Secondary graduate. Trim is in her second year with the beach volleyball club and has discovered she enjoys playing on the beach more than playing in a gymnasium. “It’s kind of more relaxed in a way, but I like the idea of a partnership. “The one downside to beach (volleyball) is that it’s more of a mental game than what indoor is because you have to really focus on what you’re doing,” she said. “You don’t want to mess up because there are only two of you.” Trim plays libero (only along
the backline) for her college team and believes that playing outdoors requires a little more strategy. “There’s a lot more court to fill and a different game plans because there are only two people there,” said Trim. Sideout has become wellknown to the Canadian volleyball community and has started to gain recognition as a few of its members have competed for Team Canada and at the world championships. The club offers a few levels of training for a range of ages. The “excite” level is for children 12 and under who are looking to start playing volleyball and want to learn the basic skills.
“Inspire” is for ages 13 to 17 looking to improve their skills with the opportunity to participate in local tournaments. The “compete” level is for the same ages as the inspire level, but is for athletes looking to compete at the provincial and national levels. Like compete and inspire, perform is for high school students. They’re looking to play at the highest level and are expected to medal at the provincial and national championships. The last level is called “integrate.” It’s built for athletes ages 19 and up looking to compete at the collegiate level.
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A pack of women riders navigate the streets of North Delta during the Friday night criterium race as part of the annual Tour de Delta July 4. For a full Delta race roundup, visit Thenownewspaper.com. The cyclists hit the streets again this weekend with the annual Tour de White Rock. The event begins with a hill climb Friday night (July 11) followed by a criterium Saturday and the legendary road race Sunday. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)
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However, determining the boundary line is difficult without rope or string around the court’s perimeter. With the temperatures rising and the sun in the sky, Trim says that there are three volleyball essentials: a water bottle, sunscreen and sunglasses. Where to go There are a couple of courts at South Surrey Athletic Park. The court is located at 14600 20th Avenue beside Semiahmoo Secondary. There is also a court known as “The Dunn’s” near Elgin Heritage Park. It can be found at 13872 Crescent Road. The nets stay up all the time at these locations, which make it easy to find pickup games for anyone looking to play.
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The changes just keep coming among the management ranks of the Surrey Eagles. On Tuesday afternoon the B.C. Hockey League club announced that head coach and general manager Peter Schaefer has stepped down from his duties. He will be replaced behind the bench by the team’s new director of player personnel, Blaine Neufeld. The move comes on the heels of a shakeup of the club’s operational structure that began when Chuck Westgard bought out his partners to become sole owner of the team in May. The fallout from the move included Schaefer losing his title as team president. Neufeld, who was hired by the Eagles in April, said it was a mutual decision when Schaefer stepped down from his coaching and GM duties this week. “It’s been a positive transition all the way through,” Neufeld said. “Peter has been very open about being very willing to help out in any regard. We kind of made a decision all together
that he would continue on with the club on a personal consulting basis where we would continue on with our relationship and I will lean on him from time to time as different situations come up.” Schaefer could not be reached for comment before the Now’s press deadline.
Peter has been very open about being very willing to help out in any regard. Neufeld, 27, is a former goaltender with playing experience at the major junior (Saskatoon, Medicine Hat and Vancouver) and junior A (Winkler, Grande Prairie) levels. He was a member of the Vancouver Giants team that won the Memorial Cup in 2007. After his playing days were done, Neufeld turned to coaching where he worked at the junior A and major midget levels in Manitoba before coming to British Columbia where
most recently he coached at the South Delta Hockey Academy. His résumé also includes the experience of playing under noted major junior coaches Willie Desjardins in Medicine Hat and Don Hay in Vancouver. With the latest moves, the Eagles hierarchy has received an almost complete makeover since the 2013-14 BCHL season ended with a first round playoff loss to Langley in March. “I wouldn’t say it’s a completely new start,” Neufeld said. “We have a good core of boys coming back from last year that we will lean on. When there is change at the ownership or management level, you want to make sure that the culture is the way you want it to be and we’re excited about what we have created here. “Our vision is starting to come together. We’ve been able to commit to four or five local kids and make trades for a couple more so we’re excited about the way things are coming together.” The Eagles will open training camp Sept. 1 with their first two preseason games slated for Sept. 5 in Chilliwack and Sept. 6 at the North Surrey rec centre.
face off in Surrey SURREY – Three parks in Surrey will be full of top quality softball talent this weekend as Surrey plays host in the 2014 Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship. The 11-day tournament is Canada’s largest softball tournament and starts on Friday, July 11 with matches being played at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sunnyside Park. Some of the world’s best will take to the field, including Team Canada, Team USA, Team Japan and Team Mexico in the women’s international division. There will also be an opportunity to see the future of softball as the tournament also has a select and gold youth tournament that will feature many local teams from North Delta Sunfire, White Rock Renegades, Surrey Storm and South Surrey Thunder. The open, being run by the Canadian Open Fastpitch Society, is one of the largest women’s-only sporting events in the country. The society will also host the 2016 ISF XV Women’s World Softball Championship which will see more than 30 countries competing in Surrey. For more information, visit the tournament website at canadianopenfastpitch.com. kyle.benning@gmail.com
Gold Key lanGley VolKswaGen wins wolfsburG crest award Dealership Practices that Drive Results -By Tracey Rayson
it’s a little known fact that no two Volkswagen cars are exactly alike. essentially, the same can be said for Volkswagen dealerships. although they all share the legendary reliability, Gold key langley Volkswagen, located on the surrey/langley border, serves as your largest lower mainland Volkswagen dealer, is the only Volkswagen body shop in b.c., and was recently lauded with the most prestigious Volkswagen award in the industry. as the recipient of the 2014 Wolfsburg crest award, honouring the top performing Volkswagen dealerships and employees for their exemplary performance, Gold key langley Volkswagen can be credited for raising the bar among canadian car dealerships and instilling consumer confidence in automotive needs and vehicle purchasing. “We have the very distinct pleasure of receiving our 2014 Wolfsburg award,” said John fuller, general manager. “We met all the objectives Volkswagen canada set forth, and i am very pleased to say we are the only dealer in the lower mainland to win this award.” inducted into the esteemed recognition program, Gold key langley Volkswagen has met the highest Volkswagen standards for sales and service among other criteria: new vehicle sales, certified pre-owned vehicle sales, outstanding commitment, customer service experience excellence, customer sales experience excellence, employee training performance, Volkswagen parts sales, Volkswagen operating standards compliance, and facility superiority. “it’s Volkswagen’s award of excellence, it’s all encompassing,” acknowledged Victor Peters, sales manager. “they set the bar and we surpassed it in all departments. it’s based on your annual performance; it’s like receiving your year
end report card, except with honours.” last thursday, fuller accepted the Wolfsburg crest club trophy on behalf of his 70 employees within 10 divisions, most in attendance for the brief on-site ceremony, presented by christophermartin,Volkswagenbrandareamanager,Volkswagen Group canada, and John Vicente, fixed operations manager, area W1. “on behalf of Volkswagen Group canada we want to say
Gold key’s corporate culture is customer focus driven, so it’s no surprise that customer satisfaction is their number one key performance indicator, a benchmark in their formula for success. “We look forward in trying to win this award again next year,” admitted fuller. “it’s a pretty big accomplishment; we’re in a new store (we were a Gm store four years ago) and we’ve gone from being the top Gm store in the province to the top Volkswagen store, so it’s really kudos to the team. We went from doing things the american way to doing them the German way.” With a bbb a+ accreditation, you can expect the highest standards of service will be met or exceeded from courteous, knowledgeable, and professional staff you can trust. With a commitment to excellence, Gold key dealerships in langley also carry audi and isuzu, the full 2014 Volkswagen line up and an extensive Volkswagen pre-owned inventory.
thank you very much because we know all the work it takes to get the Wolfsburg crest trophy,” said martin. “to give you an idea of what a challenge it is, there are 136 Volkswagen dealers in canada, and there’s only 16 who have received this award; in b.c. there are 18 Volkswagen dealers and only three have won.” “the biggest thing to take away from this award is that it’s a complete team award,” said Vicente. “it’s not about just one area of the dealership, it’s everybody working together to the ultimate goal, and i think we are going to look forward to quite a few of these celebrations with this group.”
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When a Volkswagen dealership makes it into the prestigious Wolfsburg Crest Club, it’s because they’ve met the highest Volkswagen standards in service and sales. Those of you who have driven one of our vehicles know what kind of standards we’re talking about. Such an accomplishment doesn’t just happen by chance. Every day, the team at Gold Key langley Volkswagen makes every effort to provide nothing but the best for their customers. Membership in the Wolfsburg Crest Club is fitting recognition of their remarkable work. And you’ll no doubt agree if you come in for a visit. Because they meet more than the highest Volkswagen standards – they meet yours.
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This will be the noblest roamin’ of them all Bard in the Valley stages production of ‘Julius Caesar’ at venues in July Ronda Payne
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LANGLEY — One of Shakespeare’s most epic tales of greed, corruption, patriotism, and collusion goes on stage throughout July as Bard in Valley’s (BIV) fifth production. Julius Caesar comes to life with the help of producer Diane Gendron, director Darcy J. Knopp, and among a number of volunteers, former H.D. Stafford Secondary teacher and BIV co-technical director Ron Williams. Taking place on three stages in Langley this summer, the performance puts a lot of pressure on Williams to ensure everything goes off without a hitch, making him the star behind the scenes. “When you do theatre for 28 years, you’ve probably had every problem you can think of,” Williams noted. “You have to do it all when you’re the drama teacher.” As the theatre and drama teacher at H.D. Stafford, Williams found himself filling many roles during his teaching career. It gives him the ability to respond to the needs of an intense performance like Julius Caesar. Those unfamiliar with the play will find it contains the first use of well-known lines like: “Et tu, Brute?”, “It was Greek to me”, and “Friends, Romans, Countrymen, lend me your ears.” Based on the political rise and fall of an empire more than 2,000 years ago, the story focuses on the assassination of the Roman leader and the internal and external conflicts that arise before, during and after Caesar’s death. While Caesar may hold the title name, it is Brutus who takes centre stage, which means technical skill as well as acting must come into play for those in front of and behind the scenes. Williams downplays his own part in the production, instead focusing on the accomplishments of the others involved. “I’ve been really, really impressed with the dedication of the young people,” he said of his fellow volunteers. “It’s nice to see these kids succeeding and doing well.” Producer Gendron recognizes the skill Williams brings. “Bard in the Valley is fortunate to have Ron Williams on our team. He brings a great depth of theatrical knowledge and expertise to our productions and to the BIV board,” she said. Williams contributed to the development of others on the BIV team. He taught technician Erik Jensen, one of the BIV board members, and Knopp, who is the director of
ABOVE: Former H.D.Stafford teacher, Ron Williams (left) gets lighting ready with his former student, Erik Jensen, for Bard in the Valley’s production of Julius Caesar. LEFT: Bard in the Valley’s production of Julius Caesar features actors Kirstin Stewart as Calpurnia (left, facing Joseph Balint as Caesar), Dylan Coulter as Brutus, and Dayna Thomas as Portia.
the production. “Darcy, who is the director, was a student of mine from Grade 8 to 12,” Williams said. “I think Darcy’s brought such an edge to it (the play).”
Langley residents make up eight of the cast members including the pivotal roles of Brutus and Portia, yet it takes many others to bring the performance to life. “Bard in the Valley is able to continue
to bring this exciting summer theatre to Langley because of the wonderful support from the community and the 60 talented and dedicated cast, crew, and production team who volunteer their time and energy for the season, because we want to give something worthwhile back to the community,” noted Gendron. See the production free on July 24, 25, 26, 27, 31 and Aug. 1, 2 and 3 on the Spirit Square stage at Douglas Park in Langley, at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. for Sunday matinees. The Township 7 Winery presents Julius Caesar for $20 on July 11, 12, 18, 19 and 20 at 7 p.m. and 2 p.m. for the Sunday matinee. Reserve tickets at Club7.township7. com/store. See Bardinthevalley.com for full details.
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‘Bands, BBQ Beer Bash’ benefit for music assoc. Funds were raised for British Columbia Country Music Association (BCCMA) during the inaugural “Bands, BBQ and Beer Bash,” a benefit concert held June 28 on James Cousineau’s acreage in Cloverdale. The event featured performances by Me Mae, Jim Abbott the Septic Sam Project, The Jardines, Merv Tremblay, Terry Brennan, alt-rock band YUCA and others. Cousineau does marketing and promotions for Jim Abbott and other musicians through his Going Viral Productions company.
Clockwise from top left: The Jardines onstage; Terry Brennan and band warming up prior to hitting the stage; sound guy Hamilton Cholowski behind the board, and Victoria and Vanessa Dalrimple of Surrey watch the show. Photos: GORD GOBLE
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Langley City will be the new home for an oil and vinegar specialty store. I’m referring to All of Oils (www. allofoils.com), the creation of Glenn Pineau and Kimm Brickman, who are preparing to launch their second location in the city with a grand opening celebration early next month. “After more than a year looking for the perfect spot in Langley for this expansion, and after having to walk away from a couple of deals that were very near completion, a newly built, very stylish building in the downtown core on Douglas Crescent caught our eye,” Pineau said. “We are excited to be part of the downtown Langley shopping district and are looking forward to be part of what everyone hopes will be a revitalization of the entire downtown area in the coming years,” he added. The company, which sells oils and vinegars, already has a store in South Surrey, in the Shops at High Street on King George Boulevard. Now, they’re setting up halfway between Douglas Park and the Langley Mall (Army & Navy). Their grand opening celebration runs noon to 5 p.m. on Saturday, July 5 at 20450 Douglas Cres.
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There always seems to be business changes afoot on the bypass. At Glover Road, there’s a construction team feverishly working on the Porsche dealership – the latest addition to luxury car dealerships developing an auto mall of sorts at this intersection. Porsche Centre Langley
is set to open this fall under the direction of general manager Aly Jiwani. This is one of the OpenRoad Auto Group properties, which is transforming the 1.9-acre site between Collection Drive and the Langley Bypass into a 42,000-squarefoot dealership. Acura Langley, which is actually located in Surrey at present, is moving in the near future. The Acura of Langley dealership is going to leap frog a little further east – closer to the high-end car dealers and closer to Dilawri Group’s Mercedes-Benz Langley.
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Also new on the bypass, as of April, is the introduction of another bridal shop. House of Vienna - Bridal by Image in White is a family-owned business that’s been passed down from one generation to another. Now, in addition to its home base in Prince George, this company has recently expanded to include a second location in Langley – in a space that has had a bit of a revolving door through the past few years. Located almost directly below the 204th Street overpass, the House of Vienna is helping cinch Langley’s reputation as the place to shop for all things bridal. The family spent more than two decades cultivating relationships with vendors all around the world and perfecting their collection. Now, I guess, it’s time to expand beyond Prince George. Welcome to Langley House of Vienna, and kudos for announcing your arrival with a grand opening that raised nonperishable food items for the Langley Food Bank.
Urban Safari Rescue Society: ”Love animals and people? We are accepting volunteers interested in working with animals, who are interested in teaching the public about animals and the natural world, have good public speaking skills, have interests in the environment, like to work as a team. We offer many interesting and unusual volunteer opportunities for people with skills of all kinds with flexible hours and a fun,
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Rod and gun show ‘sabotaged’ ‘Our whole problem started when (the city) saw the word gun,’ event organizer says Amy Reid
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CLOVERDALE — A new event called the BC Rod and Gun Show is in the works in Surrey, but organizers say they’ve been met with roadblocks at the city thus far. Kent Archibald, who owns the Firearms Training Centre in Cloverdale, is helping organize the event. “They very successfully sabotaged our show by delaying it,” he said of the city. “We want it to be a swap meet – like a flea market – but only for camping and fishing gear and hunting stuff. Our whole problem started when they saw the word ‘gun.’ Well the brakes went on and the lights went on and they refused to issue us a permit or a business licence.” Jas Rehal, Surrey’s bylaw enforcement manager, said the group approached the city to obtain a business licence for the trade show, but the city was unable to grant one due to existing zoning restrictions. Surrey’s zoning bylaw prohibits the sale of new and used firearms and ammunition, “unless specifically provided in that zone.” “That type of activity is prohibited. The only way they could get permission for that is to go back before council and request that,” Rehal said. “There was nothing we could do to relax it or overrule it. They had to go back to council to get permission.” Steve Bednash, another organizer of the event, said by the time they approached the city for a permit, a location had already been obtained at Cloverdale Fairgrounds, tickets had been printed, flyers had been posted and vendors had been obtained. The group has now applied for a TUP (Temporary Commercial Use Permit) and OCP amendment for the three-day event, but Bednash said the delay has put the show’s existence in jeopardy and many committed vendors dropped out. As a result, he said the show may have to be rescheduled from its
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Guns would be part of a “swap meet” style event proposed for Cloverdale Fairgrounds. planned September date to next April. “I feel like we’ve been cut off at the knees,” Bednash said. “I could go into the parking lot at city hall and do a firearms transaction – or right in front of the police station…. Right out in the open. And that’s legal.” He says the show will get those transactions off the street, into a safe environment, with police in attendance. “With all the killings in Surrey and the Lower Mainland… everybody wants to put a control on guns,” he said. Organizers say the exhibition would be conducted in accordance with the Firearms Act. In Canada, firearms and ammunition can only be bought or sold by a person who has a Possession and Acquisition Licence (PAL). In order to obtain the licence, the applicant must pass the Canadian Firearms Safety Course and then apply for a PAL directly from the RCMP, who conduct a background and criminal record check. Shows like this are attended by RCMP Firearm Officers who check licences and arrange for the lawful transfer of purchases.
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Bednash went on to say that guns are just a small part of the event, like many other outdoors shows held throughout the country. “It’s a traditional sportsmen tradeshow. On one hand – you’re going to have boats, quads, anything to do with hunting, fishing and camping, and on the flip side it’s going to be a rod and gun swap for people who want to get rid of their fishing gear, camping gear or firearms and hunting equipment. They can do so in a safe, neutral environment.” Former White Rock mayor Hardy Staub, a sportsman himself, is supporting the show. “(Council) may have had a reason for making the bylaws the way they are, but I was surprised,” Staub said. “Everybody looks at firearms and ammunition like it’s the drug trade. This is not who we are,” he said. “These are sportsmen, these are families. We have a huge amount of people that live in Surrey who are sportsmen, they either go to the firing range or they go hunting or they go fishing. And those are the people we’re doing this for.” When told the group says the city restrictions delayed the event, Coun. Barinder Rasode, chair of the city’s public safety committee, said the matter is a confusing one because of the difference between a TUP permit area and a TUP permit, which are dealt with differently. She said the reason the group needs an OCP amendment is because there is no specified TUP permit area identified for this type of permit, “like we have for truck parking, for example.” “This will no longer be required with the new OCP as it deals with TUP permit areas differently.” She said the TUP would be easier to come by under the new OCP. The group’s request was granted first and second reading by Surrey council Monday night, and the application is slated for public hearing in the coming weeks.
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Donations have been streaming in for the annual yard sale and fundraiser hosted by Semiahmoo House Society’s Acquired Brain Injury Services, an event set for Saturday, July 12. All proceeds from the sale, which will include more than 20 tables of items, go toward ABI Services’ annual day trip. Check it out from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 6163 190th St., Surrey, and “help survivors live a dream.” The neighbourhood of Ocean Park is the place to be for the second annual Village Summer Festival this weekend (July 18 to 20), with an outdoor screening of The Lego Movie and live entertainment by Alanna and Brianne FinMorris kicking things off Friday. Vendors will be busy outdoors Saturday and Sunday, as will artists at a show at Ocean Park Hall, and there’s a “beach party” Saturday night at Ocean Park Pizza and Village Pub. The festival is an initiative of Ocean Park Business Association, online at Oceanparkvillage.com. Cyclists will roll in for the Tour de White Rock races this weekend, starting Friday evening (July 11) with the Homelife Realty Hill Climb, which sees competitors start at the bottom of Buena Vista Avenue and Oxford Street, race up Buena Vista and finish just beyond Foster Street (puff, puff, puff…). All the details are online at Tourdewhiterock.ca.
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Around Town The 15th annual Surrey Pride Festival brought the colours of the rainbow to Holland Park last Sunday, July 6
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Street piano key to Surrey’s latest ‘pop-up’ park Kristi Alexandra
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CITY CENTRE — For a second year, the City of Surrey and a team of winning designers has put a little piece of country right in the middle of a concrete jungle. On Monday (July 7), setup crews, designers and Surrey’s Civic Beautification Planner Shira Stanfield were on scene at North Surrey Recreation Centre parking lot, just across from Surrey Central SkyTrain station, installing an outdoor picnic area where food trucks will show up daily on a rotating basis. A piano was installed on the pop-up site as an initiative linked to Pianos on the Streets, which has been a popular feature in Vancouver and other major
cities in the world, and from the Piano Teachers’ Federation founder Sean Pacey. The public piano was put in place Tuesday, making it the first en plein air piano in Surrey. The piano is a donation from Pacey’s Pianos, a company inherited by Pacey from his grandfather. It will be painted by a local youth group after its installation. “Since 2009, we’ve done events where we’ve put pianos on the streets and we decided this year would be a great year to do it in Surrey because of the great success in Vancouver,” Pacey said. The installation, called “Gingham Style,” was a result of a city-wide design competition called PARKit, a contest through the city that challenged designers to come up with a blueprint for a summertime pop-up park. The winners of the
A donated piano is a new fixture near Surrey Central SkyTrain station, site of Surrey’s latest “pop-up” park. (Photo: KEVIN HILL) contest were husband and wife design-duo Mike Wartman and Liz Nguyen, who came up with “Gingham Style” — a country picnic inspired scene complete with classic red-checked gingham patterns, picnic tables and grassy knoll-influenced scenery.
“Gingham Style” is also a tongue-in-cheek reference to the music video “Gangnam Style” by Korean artist Psy that went viral on YouTube in 2012. “I’m an architect and my partner Liz is a landscape architect so we teamed up on the project,” said Wartman, whose design
was chosen out of 15 entries in the competition. “It’s a bit of a take on the gingham pattern, which is the red-and-white checked quintessential picnic tablecloth pattern, and the idea was to bring that idea of a picnic into an urban context and to do it in a playful way.” Stanfield, who helped facilitate the contest and was the designer for the 2012 installation, said she was optimistic about the amount of foot traffic the site will have. “This is one of the busiest pedestrian sites in the city because you have people coming off the SkyTrain, there are people going to the mall coming back and forth and the students at SFU, so we wanted it to be successful,” she said, adding that it will be a site for food trucks and vendors. “The
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Enjoy the first of six free performances in the City’s gardens. Discover a new garden while relaxing in a beautiful outdoor setting and enjoy a different musical genre each night. Be sure to bring your folding chairs, blankets and picnic basket. Garden opens at 5pm. Visit www.surrey.ca for more info on upcoming concerts.
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July 18 has been declared International Nelson Mandela Day to honour the late Nelson Mandela who dedicated 67 years to the struggle for social justice. You can help by bringing new or used sports equipment to the Rotary Rec for Kids van at City Centre Plaza and help us outfit 67 kids in need. www.surrey.ca/67minutes.
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July 19 & 20, 11am-10pm | Holland Park Join us for hundreds of performances at this free 2 day, award winning multicultural festival with headliners Bruce Cockburn, Hey Ocean, The Boom Booms, and Salsa Sunday! Tour the world at 38 cultural pavilions. Enjoy great food, Kids World, Flavours of Surrey, Celebrity Cooking Stage, Pow Wow and more. Visit www.surrey.ca/fusionfestival for a complete schedule.
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Until September 6 | Surrey Museum Kids of all ages explore the diversity of cultural celebrations in Canada with this colourful and lively exhibit. Discover 13 celebrations through the seasons with hands-on activities and artifacts. From the Canadian Museum of History. Call 604-592-6956 or visit www.surrey.ca/heritage.
City news Pattullo Bridge Weekend Closures The Pattullo Bridge will be closed to all traffic, (including bicycles & pedestrians) for maintenance on select summer weekends. Currently scheduled for Friday, July 25 from 8pm to Monday, July 28 at 3am and Friday, August 15 from 9pm to Monday, August 18 at 3am. Closures are weather dependent. If rained out, the final closure will be on Friday, August 29 to Monday, September 1. Visit www.translink.ca for the latest information.
Boulevard Tree Watering Bag Program The City of Surrey has a Watering Bag program to make it easier for residents to water young (1 to 3 years old) City-planted trees. The bags are free and easy to use! Call 604-501-5050 to sign up.
4th Annual Rakhi Project Purchase a purple Rakhi bracelet until August 10th for $5 at various locations around Surrey and show your support for love and respect around the issue of domestic abuse. Proceeds go to Surrey’s Coalition Against Domestic Abuse (SCADA), which brings together community organizations who specialize in addressing and reducing domestic abuse. Visit www.surrey.ca for more information.
Nominate a Youth for a SASSY Award The SASSY Awards honour youth 15-21 who are living in Surrey or White Rock and are making a difference in the community by demonstrating the ideal of “Service Above Self”. Seven awards will be presented and winners will receive a $1,000 bursary, plus $500 to donate to a registered charity of their choice. Nominations close September 26. Awards presented November 21 at the Surrey Arts Centre. Visit www.sassyawards.ca for more info.
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NORTH DELTA — Trevor and Lorena Watters were crowned “North American Champions of Stage Magic” at a big convention in St. Louis last week. The North Delta couple met while studying at Douglas College, and now perform comedy magic routines together, competing at an international level. They competed at the International Brotherhood of Magicians, Society of American Magicians and North American FISM Championships Combined Convention. FISM is “really the Olympics of magic,” Trevor said, “so every country is
category on Saturday, July 5. They’ve performed together for nearly 13 years as a comedy duo. “We’ve been compared to the Ricky and Lucy of magic,” Trevor said. Their sets rest on the idea of Trevor and Lorena competing against each other as to who can be the better magician. Trevor works as a casual for Canada Post, making them self-proclaimed “weekend warriors” of magic. Next, the Watters will fly to Italy in July 2015, representing North America in the “Olympics of the magical arts.”
Lorena and Trevor Watters. allotted a certain amount of spots to compete, and every three years, the FISM competition moves from country to country.” Of 1,500 magicians at the event, the Watters were chosen to be in the top 30, then top seven acts, eventually leaving St. Louis with the top title in their
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AFFORDABLE HOUSING HOUSING IN SURREY: A look at what’s out there for those who dream of owning a home in this real estate market STORY BY KRISTI ALEXANDRA
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ith housing prices on the rise, and no sign of the numbers slowing down, it has become increasingly difficult for Millennials to break into the real estate market. Average prices for detached properties in the Fraser Valley have swelled to $644,574 while average rents for a one-bedroom apartment near Surrey’s City Centre hover around $850 per month. For a single renter with a car, the monthly cost of living floats just over $2,000, leaving little room to save for a down payment. As Surrey’s urban sprawl grows, young people dream of moving out of their parents’ home, and into a place of their own. Unfortunately for many, the hope remained just that – until now. The Now investigated a few alternatives for prospective homeowners in Surrey that might make the transition from basement dweller to full-grown mortgage payer a little easier.
PARKBRIDGE COMMUNITIES
When one thinks of manufactured home communities in Canada, what might come to mind are the hilarious, R-rated hijinks that the Nova Scotiabased Trailer Parks Boys get themselves into in their neighbourhood. But gone are the days of decrepit, old, 1970s-style mobile homes and unkempt communal spaces – at least for Parkbridge’s communities, including its
new acquisition of the Crestway Bays, located at 8220 King George Blvd. in Surrey. It’s comprised of a progression of cul-de-sacs and communal amenities. Through a community enhancement program, Parkbridge has been able to update existing homes and build new ones, rejuvenating the look and feel of the parks. Crestway Bays is just one example of how these communities are removing the “trailer park” stigma. “A lot of people have this perception of a trailer park, and it’s true,” said Lachlan MacLean, Parkbridge’s director of operations in B.C. “It seems here in B.C. in particular, the vast majority of these mobile home parks or trailer parks or manufactured home parks – whatever you want to call them – were built in the early 1970s. There seemed to have been building boom of them in that time. A lot of the homes in these communities date from 1973, 1974, just like in regular construction. Probably moreso because it was a less tried and proven thing at the time, but what you got in 1974 doesn’t resemble in any way what you buy today.” see › page 9
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Instead, today you can buy a twobedroom, two-bathroom brand new home for just $79,900. Homeowner and Crestway Bays resident Don Johnson says he’s thrilled with his new home, and the community to boot. Almost on the verge of leaving Crestway Bays, where he’s been a resident for the past eight years, the allure of a new home in the park beat out the idea of living in a condominium again. “The difference between that and an apartment is that you get to cut your grass, you step on grass, you sit on your deck, you wash your car in your own driveway, and you plant your flowers,” Johnson said. “In that sense, (it’s) hard to give up and move into an apartment where you can’t turn your music up (or) watch a movie.” That’s just one of the ways that the idea of land-leasing is attractive to homebuyers in an area like the Lower Mainland, where the cost of real estate is becoming an unrealistic expense. The concept of living at a park like Crestway Bays, said MacLean, is a bit of a hybrid concept between owning your own home and living in a strata complex. “It’s an alternative to rental apartments, or condos or townhouses, and this gives (people) a chance to own their own home without, particularly in the Lower Mainland, the prohibitive hurdle of the land costs,” he said. The real sense of community is another motivator. “There’s a lot of the people in the community (who) know who each other are. Because it is a community and they have a common focal point of a community centre as opposed to – if I drew a line around 119 homes around my house, I’d be lucky if I could name five neighbours that I know. They do get to know each other and it is very much a community,” said MacLean. On top of having a community centre in the complex, there is an outdoor swimming pool and active social committees made up just of residents. They have their own events within the community facilities, from kids’ Halloween parties to chili cook-offs to summer barbeques, sock-hops, Christmas parties and more. Unlike living in a 20-storey building, though, Johnson attests that he gets plenty of privacy. “I know when I lived in my last condo, you know, you get these nice new sound systems with surround sound and all of the sudden somebody is banging on the wall – you know where the explosion in the movie just rocked their world,” he said with a laugh. At Crestway Bays, Johnson has the luxury of turning up his volume, as well as taking his dog for a walk and chatting with neighbours when he wants to. “We have a little dog, a lot of people walk their dogs, you know, you run into the same people at the same time every day. It’s a good feeling.”
A micro-condo unit at the Quattro3 builiding in Whalley.
QUATTRO3 MICRO-CONDOS
Slated as micro-condos, the units at the Quattro3 building by development company Tien Sher located at 108th Avenue and King George Boulevard are smaller than normal one- and two bedroom apartments. The development started seeing sales in late 2010, with move-in dates somewhere in 2012. The condos range from 658 square feet for a one-bedroom up to 998 square feet for a two-bedroom – likely the size of most young adults’ first bachelor apartment – but the catch is, if it’s your first place, you might not have to rent. That’s why young couple Jenna and Jeremy Sheppard (married as of June 6) bought into the mini-homes fresh out of their parents’ house – even if it meant having to keep their lifestyle and their furniture spare. “We bought furniture that is meant for small spaces so it takes up as little space as possible so it kind of maximizes the space that we do have so we don’t have to be extreme to stay as minimal as possible,” Jenna said. “We actually have more space in our condo than I imagined that we would.” The newlywed shared that she did, however, have her reservations at first. “When I first saw it (when it was empty), I was like, ‘Oh my god, how are we going to fit everything in here?’ but once we started moving everything in, it kind of just worked perfectly,” she said, adding that it’s still not quite large enough to entertain. “It’s pretty much a living space, if we do have people over for dinner they have to eat at the counter on the bar stools or on the couch. We definitely do not have space for a dining set or anything like that.” The condominium complex is five stories high and boasts 164 units - quite a packed building and tenants are of all sorts, according to Jenna. “We have all kinds of people living in the
building, the two people living on either side of us is a young guy like us, and an older lady that lives with her little dog,” she said. “It’s a big mixture of people. There are younger people, older people, couples like us, little families – it’s a total mix.” And soon, the parking lot might be filled with Fiat 500s, as the company is now offering a brand new Fiat 500 with each condo purchase. Prices start at $213,900 and go up from there, a far cry from the $800,000 homes, which are becoming the norm in the Lower Mainland. As for why Jenna and Jeremy Sheppard chose Quattro in the first place? Well, it’s all timing and location. “Surrey is changing and property values go up... but at Quattro in the first place, (the pull to Quattro was that) it’s close to the SkyTrain because I work in Vancouver. That was kind of a selling point for us but we also wanted to buy into this neighbourhood because they are trying to develop and change it. We thought that it would be a good investment and that the property value would go up,” she said.
NOMAD ECO-HOMES GO NOMADIC
Consider shelling out $25,000 for a new home rather than a number in the hundreds of thousands. That’s what founder and developer of NOMAD, Ian Kent, thinks the public should do. His homes come in an assembly packages – much like a piece of IKEA furniture – and can be set up on any piece of land properly zoned for the sort of thing. “We’ve developed the design, done some market testing on it and found that there was a huge response online, through the Indiegogo campaign, Facebook and Twitter,” Kent told the Now. “From there, we have advanced it to building the prototype, which was displayed at a convention downtown called Globe 2014.” While the project may have piqued tons of virtual interest, in reality, those numbers
There are younger people, older people, couples like us, little families – it’s a total mix.
haven’t quite caught up. NOMAD failed to reach $90,000 in its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign; raising just one-third of it, but Kent decided to go ahead with the project anyway. So far, there have only been three buyers for NOMAD, but not for lack of potential. True to its name, these 10-by-10-foot, two-storey homes can travel and be set up almost anywhere. And there are three different models for the three different kinds of locations the NOMADs can be set up in – rural, urban and suburban. “It’s just a matter of finding the land and appropriate zoning to allow for that... and there are pieces of land with that zoning. Whether NOMAD can fulfil the biggest and best use for the land is another question. With the appropriate zoning, it would be a prime example of a pocket community,” Kent said. Smaller than the size of a trailer, NOMAD homes also work great as coach houses, which some areas of Surrey are zoned for. In an age where people in their late 20s are still living in their parents’ home, it might just be the perfect solution for first-time owning. At least that’s what Kent is hoping for. “Our target market is really the younger set,” he said. “People buying their first home, and another part of the demographic is the older generation who are now finding it difficult to bring in the income and they’re looking to sell whatever they have and get into something that’s less expensive per month.” kalexandra@thenownewspaper.com
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Pay attention when driving – and walking Surrey RCMP Corporal Bert Paquet notes that in the “vast majority” of traffic collisions police deal with on our local streets, a “human decision” is at the root of the crash. This past spring, the RCMP launched a “Just Don’t Jaywalk” education and enforcement campaign after 47 per cent of Surrey’s fatal crashes in 2013 involved pedestrians and cyclists. But earlier this week, three pedestrians were struck while using crosswalks and a fourth was hit while walking her dog beside a road. Can’t blame these on jaywalking. Consider the known “shouldn’t have” human decisions that contributed to these crashes. First, the crash in South Surrey that put a 66-year-old woman in hospital. The 17-year-old driver shouldn’t have been speeding, as alleged, and as a novice driver had four passengers too many, with not enough seatbelts to go around. It’s fortunate more people weren’t injured. She slammed her SUV into a car that shouldn’t have been parked illegally at the shoulder. She passed on the right: Last month, a White Rock man died when his Mini Cooper slammed at high speed into a John Deere excavator parked off-road in the 4600-block of 152nd Street. He too had passed on the right. In Whalley, the driver of the pickup truck should have known to stop at the crosswalk when another vehicle had already stopped in the curb lane. But he didn’t stop, and as a result two young women are in hospital, with serious injuries, after being thrown 15 metres. It’s easy to point fingers - who among us hasn’t done something stupid in traffic? But those inclined to reckless driving and shirking traffic laws — which are there for good reason — to win an extra 30 seconds should be more mindful of how their split-second decisions can have life-long consequences.
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Outrage over foreign language usage puzzling The Editor, I read your recent Roses and Rotten Tomatoes this week, as I usually do. It is a great column that gives us a perspective of the little things that occur to everyday people throughout our city. However, I was confused about one of the items on July 3. “Roses to the person who was brave enough to say they found it impolite for two employees to speak another language other than English while working. All I can say is, you only said what a lot of us are feeling and thinking. Bravo!” Perhaps you missed giving us the context of the situation. I don’t see how a person could be considered “brave”
and not “rude” by asking people to speak English at work. I know in Quebec that they have laws around using French in the workplace, but nowhere else I am aware of has any restriction on language in the workplace. I was just at the bank and they have the various languages that you can be served in posted on their window. I am sure that they see it as a competitive advantage to hire a linguistically diverse staff to serve an equally diverse community. I find the phrase: “they found it impolite for two employees to speak another language other than English while working” ironic.
Would it not be impolite to interrupt a conversation between two people at their workplace to ask them to speak English? And for what purpose? So you could eavesdrop on them? I do not understand the context of this story. I usually find the writer to hold relatively progressive views, but this appears to support intolerance. Could you please explain? Al Payne, 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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Pride flag flap reveals flaws in city policies ViewFrom TheCheap Seats Michael Booth
FOLLOW MICHAEL ON TWITTER WITH LAYAR APP In arguably the best Seinfeld episode ever, tens of millions of people across the world were introduced to a bold new cultural custom: Festivus. At the centre of this annual alternative/ protest to the commercialization of Christmas is an aluminum pole erected in the middle of the living room of your house. The motto of the holiday, “a Festivus for the rest of us,” makes it an allinclusive holiday regardless of one’s race, religion, gender identity, socio-economic background or favourite NHL team. With this in mind, I humbly suggest the City of Surrey adopt the spirit of this holiday by erecting a Festivus pole of its own. The difference here would be that the pole is placed outdoors for everybody to see. Tack on a couple of pulleys and a long lanyard and there you have it: voila — Surrey’s Festivus Flagpole. The necessity for such a landmark became apparent in recent weeks when
Surrey city council rejected an appeal by the Surrey Pride Festival to fly the gay flag to honour the group’s annual party/ celebration. Other municipalities in the Lower Mainland have flown the rainbow-striped banner emblematic of the gay community to honour gay pride festivals in their communities. More recently, several cities flew the flag during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic Games to protest the oppressive laws against homosexuality enacted by that event’s host nation, Russia. According to Martin Rooney, a former board member of the Surrey Pride Society, the city’s refusal to fly the gay pride banner can only be seen as a negative. “It’s 2014, and basically the hope of flying the flag is to tell everybody in Surrey that everyone is welcome,” Rooney told Surrey Now reporter Kristi Alexandra last month. Surrey city councillors don’t see it quite the same way. They say the issue isn’t that they don’t want to haul the gay pride banner up the flagpole, they simply can’t. It turns out city regulations and flag policy handcuffed their desire to show the city’s pride — or so they would have us believe. According to Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, Surrey has three flagpoles at city hall and they are each dedicated to specific pennants — Canada, British Columbia and Surrey. One exception to this rule came during the 2010 Winter Olympics when the Olympic flag flew underneath the city banner on the pole dedicated to the Surrey flag. Watts explained that because Surrey was a training venue and celebration site for the Games, an exception was made to the rules.
Um, excuse me if I’ve missed something here, but isn’t Surrey Pride Week a celebration that takes place in the city as well? I don’t have a dog in this fight — aside from paying taxes to the city — but what is the big deal here? The city makes annual pronouncements declaring Surrey Pride Week, but won’t take the step of showing its support outwardly by flying a rainbowhued banner outside City Hall? Sounds like kind of a, ahem, closeted approach, doesn’t it?
Rarely a week goes by where the mayor and council are not signing a proclamation of some sort to honour groups within the community.. Which brings us back to the Festivus Pole. The city has three flagpoles dedicated to honouring the three levels of government in this country, why not add a fourth flagpole — a Festivus Pole for the rest of us? Watts rejects the need for a fourth flagpole, citing a nonsensical cost of $200,000 for the city to make such a pole a reality. I’m not sure where this number comes from, but clearly the city doesn’t source its flagpoles from anywhere on this planet. A quick check of the Internet shows that Home Depot sells a 20-foot flagpole for just $102. That is no doubt a residential model and would not stand up to the rigours
demanded of a pole dedicated to ceremonial use. Further checking shows Flagpole.ca (a Coquitlam company) offering 35-foot aluminum flagpoles — aluminum! What could be better for a Festivus pole? — for a very reasonable $2,374. Perfect. Then when you add in the city engineering reports, consultation with Feng Shui experts, site planning, landscaping, numerous community forums to discuss the project plus labour and ancillary costs, the whole project will come in at a tidy $198,000 tops. There you go — I just saved Surrey taxpayers $2,000. You’re welcome. The reality is a fourth flagpole dedicated to the community would be a welcome addition at city hall. Rarely a week goes by where the mayor and council are not signing a proclamation of some sort to honour groups within the community. Heart and Stroke Month; Boy Scouts and Girl Guides Week; Greek Festival Days; Caribbean Days; March of Dimes Month; Canadian Cancer Society Month; Hockey Canada Week; Surrey Pride Festival Week; Vaisaki Festival; etc. etc. etc. With a spare flagpole, these groups can mark the occasion by flying their banner in front of city hall to draw attention to their cause without disturbing the holy trinity of flagpoles already in place. And on days when there is nothing to celebrate, why not let school kids produce alternate banners for an additional splash of colour? Surrey is supposed to be a welcoming place, so why not make people and their causes feel welcome in a more visible manner? mbooth@thenownewspaper.com
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crossings, and an increasing number of drivers look for that always-popular free alternative, the strain placed on the Alex Fraser will be so great the province will have no other choice but to act. We’ve already got a tolled Port Mann Bridge sending drivers in search of a free option, and when a bridge is built to replace the George
Massey Tunnel, expected to be operational by 2022, it’s almost certain it would be tolled, too. Throw in a tolled replacement for the Pattullo Bridge, which is one of the key planks of the long-range vision recently unveiled by the Mayors’ Council on Regional Transportation, and, within the next decade
or so, you’ll have three of the four crossings of the south arm charging drivers for the privilege of getting across the river. A New Westminster delegation was in Delta this year lamenting what a tolled Port Mann has meant for their community, which has been inundated by drivers looking for a free way across the Fraser. Multiply that threefold and you’ll get the predicament the Alex Fraser and its users will be in once the new crossings are in place. It will be unbearable and once we get to that point, those who are calling the shots in Victoria won’t have much choice but to revise the policy of only collecting tolls on new infrastructure. I suspect that will be the catalyst that will finally force a decision on road
pricing or some other form of collecting fees from everyone who contributes to the congestion of the Lower Mainland’s road network, and not just those who travel across new bridges. With just the Golden Ears and Port Mann tolled at the moment, the inequity only runs so deep. But as more tolled crossings come on board, forcing some drivers to pay and others to escape government clutches, the cry for an equitable situation will surely intensify. For those who have been crossing it free of charge since it opened in 1986, tolls on the Alex Fraser will seem like a cruel joke, but leaving it status quo will almost certainly be worse. Ted Murphy is editor of Delta Optimist, a sister paper to the Now.
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Adoption event at pet store was a poor decision The Editor: Shame on the Surrey Animal Resource Centre! I was disappointed to hear that the Surrey Animal Resource Centre chose to hold an adoption event at the Petland Store in South Surrey on June 28. While I do understand that adoptions are slow and showcasing the animals in the care of our shelter is important, I am sure that there could have been much better choices than Petland. Petland has a long history of selling animals to anyone walking in off the street that has money in their pocket. Even the shelter has a screening process. There are many ethical pet supply stores that would be thrilled to help. Any store that sells live animals with no regard for their welfare should be ashamed of themselves, and for the City of Surrey and the Surrey Animal Resource Centre to choose to work with this kind of company is hugely disappointing. I was thrilled when the City of Surrey chose to look at other options for its animal control contract than what
Negative vibe pervades pages The Editor, Your July 3 Now was loaded with more than usual negatives from readers, pages 11, 12, & 13 inclusive. Page 11 was a confirmation of your headline of July 1, in which Linda Hepner declared “more of the same.” Michael Booth’s perspicacity of the lady in question was dead on in his summation in strongly suggesting re-election of any Surrey First will indeed be duplication of the last three years! Page 12, letter written by a reader suggesting insurance to citizens regarding the government’s proposed hydrocarbon plan. He writes, should this folly become a reality, “we can expect our water, land and air to be polluted with known hazards to humans and wildlife.” Perhaps, before this abomination becomes another of our present government’s ideologies, we should avail ourselves of the knowledge as to just to how dangerous it is and possibly stop it in it’s tracks. Also on page 12, talk of the unions; carried over to page 13, where this writer claims “we should not be held hostage over unions.” I have never been a union member, nor have I ever felt that I have been held hostage. He adds further insult by espousing this government in that “to strike against the government is anti-democratic.” Well, guess what? If my government is toying with striking workers, no matter what union they belong to, I’ll display an undemocratic attitude. Why are you so sure you are privy to the “collective will of the people of the province?” Further, “If voters want to give all their money to a government to pay more to government employees… they will elect that kind of government.” Surely you are aware making a statement like that is repugnant, as we all know we are made aware of the intransigence of a newly elected body only after the fact. Thank you David Gibbs for your insightful letter, and no, the risky transfer of coal is not worth 25 jobs. Fran Manary, 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.
we had when the BCSPCA held the contract. It has been over a year since the shelter moved to its new location with new management. I had hopes that this would be a more progressive shelter, with a more open and welcoming attitude. That has not been the case. The Commissionaires of B.C. as a company are not qualified to run an animal shelter and their main focus appears to be money, not the welfare of the creatures in their care. There are still no volunteers allowed in to walk, exercise, clean and feed the animals in the shelter. While the staff surely have some training, the fact that no volunteers are allowed means not only do we, the taxpayers,
pay more for staff, but the animals miss out on extra socialization. And while it may be easier to run a shelter without volunteers, it also means that there are no extra eyes watching what goes on there. I know that there are many animal lovers in Surrey and I for one am concerned with some of the choices that have been made regarding “our” shelter. Perhaps the facts opened in this letter need to be brought into the current municipal election discussions. Beverly Inglis, Surrey
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SEND YOUR ROSES WITH LAYAR Yikes! A mid-week sunny holiday has certainly put a lot of our readers in a rotten mood judging by all of the concerns you’ve aired with us this past week. Read on… Rotten tomatoes to those who criticize individuals for speaking a foreign language with their co-workers. If you don’t understand their language – and have a problem with it – it is your duty to go out and learn it. There are many professionals including doctors that understand the fact that as your world changes you must adapt along with it. I know some doctors who have acquired second and third languages in order to better communicate with their patients. Take this as an example to go out and improve yourself. Here’s a huge pile of rotten tomatoes to all the townhouses. They’re ugly, poorly built and overpriced. They built so many of them and nobody’s even buying them. Tons of rotten tomatoes to people who have their dog on a leash while they ride their bikes forcing the dog to run with them. That’s just not right; they are not machines. Rotten smelly tomatoes to these independent fitness clubs and their draconian month-to-month memberships. Beware of presale registrations because they will suck you in and clean out your bank accounts. Rotten tomatoes to nosey idiots. Mind your own business and get a life. Rotten tomatoes to stupid people who live in a fantasy world and don’t know what’s going on. Shameful. Rotten tomatoes to the 502. Worst bus in all of Surrey. Good luck trying to find a seat.
SEND YOUR TOMATOES WITH LAYAR Rotten tomatoes to the Pride’ers who insist on pushing the envelope regarding flying the pride flag outside of city hall. It’s nothing against your flag, it’s a policy that allows for the Canadian, B.C. and Surrey official flags to be flown only, so there is no special treatment to fly flags of any particular special interest group, ever. Why do they think they are more special, and the flag rules that apply to all groups don’t apply to them? It’s not homophobic, it’s fair. Bushel of rotten tomatoes to Linda Hepner for already trashing the her opponent. We have had enough, princess. Spending and waste, new city hall and you still can’t walk safely in that part of town or anywhere for that matter. Please send a Cloverdale Rec. Center full of the most rotten, mouldy tomatoes you can find to our out-going mayor and her planners for the disastrous strawberry tea she had for July 1st. We drove all the way from Ladner and were registered, and all we got was a cup of tea because they ran out of cake. Our table had six people and only two got cake. The saddest part was, one lady was just a new Canadian. Only in “Surrey” you say? What was the point of registering in advance? We guess not enough was left over from the $95 million city hall to buy cake for all who attended, but maybe this is a good way to remember her – on her way out. After spending a wonderful day at Crescent Beach with our young family, I would like to send a large bunch of rotten tomatoes to all the people who stupidly blocked in a whole row of cars! And thankfully, one happy note to end on: Roses to Dr. Peter and all his staff at Surrey Animal Hospital. They saved our kitty and didn’t put us in the poor house. They truly care about their four-legged and two-legged clients.
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WHITE ROCK — More than 300 concerned residents packed into the White Rock Community Centre Monday to talk about several issues surrounding the rails at White Rock beach. Transportation of dangerous goods, beach access and pedestrian safety were all on the table Monday night as local and provincial politicians came together with residents and stakeholders to discuss the issues. In attendance were all of city council, local MLAs Marvin Hunt and Gordon Hogg, as well as representatives from rail operator Burlington Northern Santa Fe. While unable to attend the event due to being in Ottawa, local MP Russ Hiebert had representatives in attendance and provided a statement on the issues at large. Citing the need for a balance between safety and public access, Hiebert’s statement received applause. “It is undeniable that our community does see large numbers of people cross the tracks to get to the beach. This means we need to take rail safety seriously,” it read. “At the same time, excessive whistling is a nuisance. And fencing extensive lengths of the beach off from public access will not necessarily improve safety. We can no more make the rail line 100 per cent safe than we can make our residential streets 100 per cent safe, if individuals make poor decisions. As good neighbours, let’s remind those few who are breaking the rules that their actions jeopardize everyone’s enjoyment of beach access.” Notably absent from the event were any representatives from Transport Canada. “Obviously it’s disappointing that they weren’t here,” said Coun. Grant Meyer, head of the city’s rail safety task force. “I hope they’ll be hearing about this, because there’s hundreds of people here. So we’re
Skateboarder Jesse Holland rolls past railway tracks at White Rock’s West Beach on Tuesday afternoon. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)
Fencing extensive lengths of the beach off from public access will not necessarily improve safety. We can no more make the rail line 100 per cent safe than we can make our residential streets 100 per cent safe, if individuals make poor decisions. going to go through the feedback forums and anything related to Transport Canada will be forwarded to them. They’re going to hear what went on here tonight.” Mayor Wayne Baldwin kicked off the event by reminding residents that it’s people power that gets issues like these noticed, referring to the recent West Beach boat launch gate that Transport Canada ordered to be put up and then removed after public backlash. “When that gate went up we advised people to write, phone and send emails to the local Transport Canada office,” said
Baldwin. “Within days we had successful meetings with the managers and were able to get the order amended and gate removed within two weeks of it being installed. If we had gone through the suggested appeal process it would have taken months, we probably would have had the gates up there until the end of the summer. It would have without a doubt not happened without the public participation.” Following presentations looking at the history of the rail line in White Rock and a talk from transportation expert Mary-Jane Bennett on the topic of dangerous goods
transportation, the floor opened up to questions. When given the chance to speak, many residents said since the Transport Canada inspection in May and the whole gate debacle at the West Beach boat launch, train noise has increased dramatically. Resident Cary van Zanten said his quality of life has deteriorated since the trains have increased the frequency of their whistling. “I live about half a mile away from the tracks and it drives me crazy,” he said. “I counted 160 whistles one night and I’m wondering why are the horns so loud and why so many in the two kilometers?” Representing BNSF out of Seattle, Benjamin Marx said the trains don’t have the ability to adjust the volume of the horns and that they were following the guidelines passed down by Transport Canada. “I’m surprised they’re not here,” said van Zanten, referring to Transport Canada and summing up the general mood of those in attendance. While many had questions about the various issues surrounding the railway, many were frustrated that those with the direct power to enact change, Transport Canada, were not in attendance. “They’re the key players, and it’s a shame they’re not here. Without them here we’re just going around in circles,” said Coun. Helen Fathers. As the event concluded, White Rock Mayor Wayne Baldwin urged those in attendance to get in touch with Transport Canada and other branches of government to express their concerns, once again reminding them that the “worst thing a senior civil servant can find is a member of the public on the other end of their phone.” The city will also be accepting feedback forms until July 30. Those interested can download one at Whiterockcity.ca/ assets/Community/Documents/2014-0707%20Comment%20Sheet.pdf. cpoon@thenownewspaper.com
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SURREY — Three pedestrian crashes in Surrey in less than 24 hours has Surrey Mounties shaking their heads. “The last 24 hours are a very graphic reminder that motorists and pedestrians alike need to be more aware,” said Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet. “Road safety is a shared responsibility.” Two of the crashes resulted in serious injuries. Two young Surrey women are in serious condition in Royal Columbian Hospital after a pickup truck hit them, throwing them 15 metres, as they were walking in a crosswalk in the 12200-block of 96th Avenue at 10 a.m. Tuesday. Police are looking at speed as a factor. Sgt. Dale Carr said a grey Ford F150 had stopped at the crosswalk for the pedestrians, in the curb lane, but a black Dodge Ram heading in the same direction in the next lane didn’t and hit the women, ages 20 and 19. The driver remained at the scene of the crash.
It was the second serious pedestrian crash in Surrey in roughly 12 hours. A 66-year-old woman is fighting for her life after a speeding Mercedes driven by a teenaged girl slammed into her as she was walking her dog along King George Boulevard in South Surrey late Monday night. Witnesses told police the grey SUV tried to pass another car on the right shoulder when it hit an illegally parked car, crashed into a lamp post and then hit the woman and her German Shepherd, killing the dog. Paquet said the woman was “believed to be on the sidewalk but our collision reconstructionists are working to confirm that.” She was thrown into some bushes. An air ambulance flew the victim to hospital, where she is listed in critical condition with extensive injuries. The driver, a 17-year-old Surrey girl, was arrested and is under investigation for dangerous driving causing bodily harm. “We’re looking into whether drugs or alcohol were a contributing factor,” Paquet said.
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The last 24 hours are a very graphic reminder that motorists and pedestrians alike need to be more aware. Road safety is a shared responsibility. A witness account posted on YouTube estimates the Mercedes was doing up to 130 kilometres an hour as the road was merging from two lanes into one. “My son even made a comment ‘What idiots,’ because they swerved
past my car,” the witness recounted. He said he saw a “big dust ball from the grit” on the side of the road, pulled over and told his son to phone for paramedics. “I had a gut feeling that it was extremely bad from the
speed at which they were doing.” Paquet said there were six people in the Mercedes, including the driver. As a new driver, she wasn’t supposed to have that many passengers. The witness said he saw
“three young females and one gentleman” climb out of the Mercedes, “very, very disoriented.” “They said the driver’s ran off.” The witness said they tried to run off but he, and other witnesses who had by now arrived at the scene, stopped them. Paquet said the driver “didn’t leave. We’re not investigating the driver for failing to remain at the scene.” The third crash happened at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, at 140th Street and 85th Avenue in Newton. Two Surrey men, ages 19 and 48, were crossing at a crosswalk when a Pontiac Sunfire driven by a 65-year-old Surrey man turned left into the crosswalk. The younger man jumped out of the way but the older man was hit, sustaining relatively minor injuries. Police said the driver claimed the sun was in his eyes. The three crashes are still under investigation and police ask any witnesses who have not yet spoken with them to contact the Surrey RCMP at 606-5990502.
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SURREY — Runners may be disappointed the Surrey International World Music Marathon isn’t returning to city roads this year, but a new 10-kilometre run is set for September. The event, called Beats on the Street, will take place on a new, more-condensed route that will not pose the traffic problems that surrounded the marathon in the past. Elizabeth Model, chair of the Surrey Marathon Society, told the Now that the new event will feature a 10K run and a 5K walk on condensed routes so they minimize traffic delays. “We had a marathon before and a half marathon, and due to the impact in traffic patterns, we’ve had to scale it back but we’ve worked very closely with the City of Surrey in the traffic planning of this,” she said. The new route will start at Central City Plaza and stay west of King George Boulevard. It will pass several parks and residential areas to alleviate traffic issues. “We’ve tried to divert it with as little elevation as possible ... as well as taking into consideration that we don’t go into major feeder routes,” Model added. The time of the run has also been changed so that it will be easier for participants to use public transit. “Transit is up and running and that was a major problem we did have last year, that SkyTrain wasn’t running when we started the run,” said Model.
In 2012, Nicholas Browne of Vancouver was the first to cross the finish line during the half marathon at the Surrey International World Music Marathon. The annual event has been scrubbed in favour of a 10K run, starting this fall. (File photo: TIM FITZGERALD)
“It’s going to be a really good event. It’s the only 10K being held that weekend,” she added. Despite the shorter length of the run, the musical nature will remain strong. Every kilometre of the run will feature a different live music station and a concert is scheduled at the finish line. Organizers have not released a lineup for who will be performing yet but Model said to keep a close eye on their Twitter account (@surrey10k) as they will be making an announcement soon. Another twist for the run will be a chance for corporate and university teams to have some friendly competition. Organizers will be offering a chance for groups from local schools and businesses to challenge each other to see who can come up with the best theme, colours and costumes. “That’s the way would like to position it is have the universities play against each other and have fun with it,” said Model. “We’re going to have some great music and some good themes and some good challenges for every demographic out there,” she said. The Beats on the Street Surrey 10K run is set for Sept. 6 starting at Central City Plaza. The 10K run begins at 4 p.m. and the 5K run at 5 p.m. The post-run concert begins at 6 p.m. with yet-to-be-announced headliners at 7p.m. For more information on the run and concert, visit Surrey10k.com.
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“Nobody was more surprised than I was when I got elected,” she told the crowd. Times were different around municipal hall in those days. Everything, from reports and accounting to budgeting and record keeping, was done by hand. However, by the mid-1970s Delta had gone high tech and started using computers. “Things were very, very different in those days,” she said. “Things were not as efficient as we have today.” Jackson said all the technology today means the municipality can “turn on a dime” when an issue or problem arises. The way municipal governments operate has also changed over the years. “Local government has almost grown up, if I can use that term,” she said. Today, municipalities take on much larger issues at the provincial and federal levels that were not tackled by local governments of the past. “It was a different world then.” Jackson took a three-year break from council in the mid-1990s but returned for another term in 1996. Around that time, she said, her North Delta neighbourhood was starting to go downhill. There was a crackhouse next door and another house across the street had
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Jackson said she has always told staff to give their best professional opinion and not to just tell her and council what they think they want to hear. “That’s the only way I can operate that hall,” she said. “We certainly have the best of the best at that hall.” As for her biggest accomplishments over the years, Jackson said reducing Delta’s debt would be one of her greatest legacies. “We’re almost paid off,” she said, noting the debt is down to about $1.5 million. In 2002, the municipality’s debt stood at more than $60 million and Jackson pushed to have Delta adopt a pay-as-you-go policy. Since then, the municipality has established several reserve funds to be able to pay for capital projects as well as maintain current facilities and deal with emergencies, such as the façade failure at Ladner Leisure Centre earlier this year, which is costing the municipality an estimated $3.8 million. “It does us all in good stead,” Jackson said of the policy. Looking to the future, Jackson said she sees the port as a big issue facing the municipality. “These are things that we’re going to have to manage,” she said. “There’s a reason why that port is going full-tilt.”
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Events guide THEATRE/STAGE “Blithe Spirit”: Peninsula Productions stages Noel Coward comedy from July 9 to 26 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. Beach House Theatre presents Shakespeare’s “The Comedy of Errors” and the more kid-friendly “The Three Munschketeers, a Debbie Patterson-written adaptation of five stories by Robert Munsch,” on an outdoor stage at Crescent Beach from Aug. 11 to 17. Tickets go on sale June 24, via Beachhousetheatre.org.
CONCERTS “Up on Cripple Creek: The Songbook of The Band” concert Thursday, July 10 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios.ca/ newshows.html. “Sunshine: The Music of Don Stewart and Miles Black,” concert 8 p.m. Friday, July 11 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock, featuring singer/songwriter Don Stewart, pianist Miles Black, bassist Miles Hill and flute/sax player Tom Keenlyside. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html. “A Night of Bowie” concert featuring tribute artist Syl Thompson, Saturday, July 12 at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. White Rock Blues Society presents fifth annual International Blues Challenge event, Sunday, July 20 at Spirit Stage (Semiahmoo Park, at White Rock’s East Beach area), featuring 15 solo/duos/bands in day-long event. Gates open at 10:30 a.m., barbecue on site. Admission $10 adv./$15 at gate, $6 parking. Tickets at Tickets.surrey.ca. and also at Tapestry/Surfside music stores. Info: Whiterockblues.com.
“Gone Country”: Benefit concert for cancer-related charities on Saturday, July 26 at Cloverdale’s Millennium Park Amphitheatre, featuring Chad Brownlee, Brett Kissel, One More Girl, Karen Lee Batten, The Washboard Union and DJ Jaxon Hawks. Tickets are $35 at www.twinscancerfundraising.com. Trooper: Long-established rock band performs Friday, Aug. 1 at White Rock’s Star of the Sea Hall, with guests Me and Mae and Tommy Alto. Tickets $52.50 for this 19+ concert, via Ticketweb.ca, 1888-222-6608. Show info: RockitBoy. com. AbraCadabra: ABBA tribute band performs Saturday, Aug. 2 at Clova Cinema as part of the movie theatre’s closing-weekend celebration, at 5732 176th St., Cloverdale. Tickets $30/$20, info at Clova.com. David James & Big River’s tribute to Johnny Cash: Concert on Saturday, Aug. 23 at Coast Capital Playhouse in White Rock, plus special guest Darla Kendrick as June Carter. Tickets $42.50 plus fees, 604536-7535, Whiterockplayers.ca.
DAY CAMPS Arts Club Musical Theatre Intensive runs from July 7 to 18 at Surrey Arts Centre, with instruction by Peter Jorgensen, daily from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Apply by June 15 via Surrey.ca/theatre, 604-501-5566. Other summer day camps at the arts centre include Animals in Art, BYTE Camp, Clay Days, Creative Cartooning, Preteen Art Extreme, pottery, drawing, more. Ocean Park-based school The Drama Class offers five-day drama camps for kids ages 7-12, July 7 to 11 and July 21-25, 1-3 p.m. “Five days of learning all about creating characters in drama. Includes a performance for the parents.” Call 604-535-5977 or email info@thedramaclass.com. Info: Thedramaclass.com.
FESTIVALS/FAIRS Surrey Fusion Festival, a yearly celebration of music, food and
5566, 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: 604596-1029, watershedartworks.ca. Bev Mason’s “Naturescapes - Portraying the Beauty That Surrounds Us” works will be featured during month of July.
MUSEUMS Surrey Museum: “Komagata Maru: 100 Years Later” sound/video exhibit, on view until July 12; “Kids Celebrate!” exhibit, from Canadian Museum of History, on display to Sept. 6. Museum is located at 17710 56A Ave. Info: www.surrey. ca/heritage, 604-592-6956. White Rock Museum + Archives: At 14970 Marine Dr. 604-541-2222, whiterock.museum.bc.ca. On view until Sept. 1: “Play On! Water Sports & Recreation of Times Gone By.”
David James brings his bang-on Johnny Cash tribute to White Rock on Aug. 23. See listing under Concerts. culture staged by the City of Surrey with corporate partners, is set for Saturday, July 19 and Sunday, July 20 at Holland Park, Surrey. Free admission. Info: Surrey. ca/fusionfestival. Honeybee Festival: Two-day event will take place this year on the weekend of July 26 and 27, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Honeybee Centre, located at the corner of Fraser Highway and 176th Street, Surrey. “As much fun as beekeeping and tours are, sometimes we like to let loose by inviting the community to swing by our hive for some free family fun,” reads a post at Honeybeecentre.com. 2014 White Rock Sea Festival takes place from Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3 in White Rock. Info: Whiterockseafestival.ca.
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VISUAL ART “Art on Display” program at White Rock Community Centre: “Illuminating the Darkness” exhibit featuring works by artist Karen Santos, on view to July 19 at 15154 Russell Ave., White Rock. Artist info: Karen-santos.com. “Lush West Coast” (Bette Hurd) and “The Romance of Africa” (Valerie Grimmell) joint exhibition features works by the two artists, on view to July 22 at Mind & Matter Art Gallery, 13743 16th Ave., South Surrey. Info: 604-536-6460, mindandmatterart.com. Surrey Art Gallery: “Change: Contemporary Ismaili Muslim Art” exhibit on view to Aug. 9; “Arts 2014” juried art exhibit on view to Aug. 30. Gallery is located at Bear Creek Park, 88th Ave./King George Blvd. 604-501-
“Seniors in the Park” program: Free activities for seniors all summer at Francis Park, 15951 83rd Ave., Surrey, at south side of Fleetwood Community Centre. Lawn darts, bocce, horseshoes, cards and other activities are planned every Thursday from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. until Aug. 28, as part of City of Surrey program. Info: 604-501-5094, partnersinparks@surrey.ca.
SALES/CRAFTS Summer Swap Meet hosted by White Rock’s First United Church (corner of Centre and Buena Vista) on four Saturdays – July 12 & 26 and Aug. 9 & 23, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “Come sell or come buy! Save the hassle of your own garage sale and enjoy some fellowship while recycling. Indoor and Outdoor tables. Great deals and more.” Call 604531-4850 to sign up for a table or parking stall. The Youth Arts Council of Surrey hosts a Community Garage Sale Fundraiser on July 26 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Newton Cultural Centre, 13530
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GARDENING North Surrey Horticultural Society celebrates its 75th anniversary with a Strawberry Tea event 2 p.m. Saturday, July 19 at Grace Community Church, 14618 110th Ave., Surrey. Refreshments, music by Jana Seale, demonstration by Vintage Flower Arrangements (by Andre Erasmus). Info: Trudy, 604588-8977 or Mary, 604-581-3152.
BUSINESS Second annual Surrey Board of Trade Business Cocktail Networking Reception on Wednesday, July 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Eaglequest Golf Course (7778 152nd St., Surrey). Table displays are $250 plus tax. “At this event, you will have the opportunity to connect with over 300 business contacts and grow your business.” Contact Jo-Ann Huber at 604-581-7130 or info@ businessinsurrey.ca.
MARKETS 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: Facebook. com/FirehallFarmersMarket. Surrey Urban Farmers’ Market held Wednesday afternoons in summer at new home, on the plaza outside the new city hall in Surrey, from noon to 5 p.m. Info: surreymarket.org. Surrey Night Market: Open-air summer market at Cloverdale Fairgrounds, on Friday and Saturday nights from July 5 to Aug. 30, from 6 to 11 p.m., 17726 62nd Ave., Surrey. Info: Surreynightmarket.com.
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SURREY — Six different parks in Surrey will be abuzz with more than the sounds of nearby creeks, laughing kids and singing crickets in the coming weeks. On Monday (July 14), the City of Surrey will kick off its free, annual Sounds of Summer concert series, which features six unique evenings of music at each of Surrey’s so-called display garden parks. Now in its third year, the concert series will take place over two weeks, catering to music fans all the way from classical to jazz to contemporary pop. “Bring your own chairs, blankets and your picnic basket,” advised Surrey Manager of Parks Owen Croy, who noted this is the first time in the annual Sounds of Summer series that a variety of musical genres will be performed. “This is one more opportunity for families and individuals to come out and enjoy beautiful music in park settings where it’s
very tranquil and relaxed,” Croy said. “The kind of people who turn out for these kinds of things are not your rowdy crowd, they’re excited to be in the park and hear music in a nice, relaxed, informal setting.” The parks will open to the public on each performance night at 5 p.m., on Mondays and Wednesdays this month, with music beginning at 6:30 p.m. For details, visit http://www.surrey.ca/ culture-recreation/13488.aspx, and check out the list of performers and parks below: • July 14, classical ensemble 12 Strings at the Glades Garden, 561 172nd St. • July 16, contemporary pop by 12 Strings at Darts Hill Garden Park, 16th Avenue at 170th Street. • July 21, Celtic music by Blackthorn at Hawthorne Park, 10503 144th St. • July 23, sitar and tabla performed by Mohamed Assani at Fleetwood Park, 15802 80th Ave. • July 28, bluegrass performed by 5 On A String at Bear Creek Park, 13750 88th Ave. • July 30, jazz by Golden Ears Jazz Band at Holland Park, 13428 Old Yale Rd.
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WHITE ROCK — When tribute artists come into town, what might come to mind are meticulously thought-out fanatics who mimic and mime the originals’ every move – perhaps like Elvis impersonators who swing their pelvises to and fro or Dolly Parton doubles with over-stuffed bras, belt-cinched waists and tediously perfect country croons. In the case of Syl Thompson, who fronts David Bowie tribute band Ground Control, it seems you just have to be a dead ringer for the guy. Thompson, who played in many cover bands in the early 1980s and on, was approached by a club owner who thought the frontman bore a striking resemblance to the English glam-rocker. “I was involved in this band called Innocent Bystander – another well-known top-40 band of the ’80s. We were quite popular at the time,” Thompson told the Now over the phone. “One particular club manager had mentioned to me in passing, he said, ‘Jeez Syl, you look so much like Bowie up there on stage, have you ever thought about maybe doing something like that?’ Of course I said no because I really didn’t see it at the time but … that’s kinda how it started. By doing the Bowie thing, it would garner us a little more money, too, so that was always there.” After that, Thompson and members of Ground Control played the circuit with “A Night of Bowie”, with the lead singer picking up lots of attention for his uncanny likeness to Bowie. But he didn’t
Singer Syl Thompson as David Bowie with Ground Control, a tribute band that hits the stage at White Rock’s Blue Frog Studios this Saturday night (July 12). go all-out with a false English accent or impersonate mannerisms. Instead, he says, he’s aware that’s there’s only one true original. “I don’t talk like him, I don’t do the English accent. I’m not a Meryl Streep who’s able to just pull out accents but I go for the look, the clothes. I try to get that as best I can, there’s only one David Bowie and that’s the way that it is,” he said, adding, “I do my best to go up there and
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original member, guitarist John Gilliat, rounded up new members for the backing band: Sean Lang, Graham Howell, and Marc and Rob Gawthrop. Together, they form the new incarnation of Ground Control and have been back playing Bowie tribute evenings since 2012. “I’ve always been a Bowie fan; ever since Hunky Dory came out I just loved the way he wrote songs, I always thought he was quite different from what was going on at that time, but I never considered myself a Bowie kind of a clone guy ‘cause I’m not really like that,” the Ziggy Stardust impersonator said. “Vocally I would try to give that part of the songs as close as I could, so I had a bit of experience doing that, so when doing the Bowie thing I tried to get his inflections down, so you know I definitely had to work on it so I was a fan but not a fanatic, crazy guy fan.” While Thompson is relatively humble about his musical likeness to Bowie, one thing’s for sure: the physical resemblance is uncanny. Whether or not Thompson and the rest of Ground Control can give the Thin White Duke a run for his money will be up to fans when they take stage at Blue Frog Studios in White Rock this Saturday, July 12. Doors open at 8 p.m. for “A Night of Bowie.” Tickets are $35 and can be purchased online at Bluefrogstudios. ca/newshows.html. Other tribute shows at Blue Frog this week include Up on Cripple Creek playing music of The Band (Thursday, July 10) and Sunshine, featuring Don Stewart and music by Miles Davis (Friday, July 11). Click the above website for show details.
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downtown langley businesses will once again be hosting sales outdoors and in-store that will appeal to the bargain hunter in all of us! take in a leisurely afternoon of shopping, dining and enjoying some fun activities for the whole family. Visit mcBurney plaza and enjoy the music performed by langley’s own Exit 58. What better way to spend a warm summer day! Stop by the downtown langley Business association tent and say hello for a chance to win some great prizes by showing your shopping receipts.
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local artists Elizabeth Hollick (White Rock), Davida Kidd (Langley) and Helma Sawatzky (Surrey) in conversation with the gallery’s assistant curator, Brian Foreman, next Thursday, July 17 at the gallery, from 7:30 to 9 p.m. The artists will discuss their work in the new exhibition Seen From Here: Recent Acquisitions, and will consider the meaning and importance of museum art collections to them as practicing artists. The program includes time to meet and speak with the artists over refreshments. Admission is free. The featured works recently acquired for the gallery’s permanent collection are by artists who have called the South Fraser region home. Artists include Walter Dexter, Enn Erisalu, Robert Genn, Elizabeth Hollick, Brian Howell, Davida Kidd, Don Li-Leger, Robert Michener, Arnold Mikelson, Ann Nelson, Fred Owen and Helma Sawatzky. I had the pleasure of meeting Robert Genn many years ago when his twins were taking music lessons at Carillon Music along with my son. He was an interesting person, was a great benefactor to the arts in the see › page 37
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Semiahmoo Peninsula, and is one of the most interesting people I have ever met. I was sorry to hear he had passed away a few weeks ago. We are thankful for his legacy, and thank you, Surrey Art Gallery, for including Genn in the permanent collection. The exhibition continues to Aug. 30. Admission is by donation. I think by Aug. 28 I will have recovered from my burnout. That is the day of the Party on the Pier. Semiahmoo Arts (the arts council of South Surrey/White Rock) is hosting this party/fundraiser celebrating the 100th anniversary of the White Rock pier. It is (they say) literally the “Party of the Century.” The pier is turning 100 years old and the arts council is celebrating its 40th year. For a “century” ($100, with $40 of that as a donation to the arts council), you can enjoy food, fun and fireworks with music from Powder Blues Band and special guest Mostly Marley. Your ticket includes a complimentary commemorative glass, appetizers and one adult beverage. There will be a silent auction, artists painting onsite, actors in period costumes and dancing. Tickets are available online at Semiahmooarts.com, by phone (604-536-8333) or in-person at the South Surrey Recreation & Arts Centre office, 14601 20th Ave., Surrey. That’s Thursday, Aug. 28 from 7 to 10 p.m. I wonder if parking is
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included in the ticket price. OK, so that is at the end of the summer. You have to do something in the intervening weeks. Imagine That! Productions has some spots left in its summer drama camps for kids aged eight to 16 years old. This is a wonderful experience for kids. They still need a few more “campers” aged 9 to 14 for camp from Aug. 18 to 22. Check out the Imagine That! website for more details. Or, you can register kids for Surrey Museum’s Summer Day Camps. Themes include Greek mythology, technology, space and world celebrations. Visit Surrey. ca/heritage or call 604-592-6956 for info and to register. I liked the “Ice Cream Afternoon,” a la pioneer style, “Treasure Pouches,”“Kids Can Knit” and the Friday drop-ins. There’s also an “Amazing Race” and “Discovery Saturday: Families Celebrate.” Most of these activities take place at the Historic Stewart Farm, at 13723 Crescent Rd., South Surrey. More info at 604-592-6956, or Surrey.ca/heritage. It never hurts to learn a bit about our local heritage. Take a tour of this restored 1894 farmhouse, pole barn and gardens. Try old-fashioned crafts, sign up for some of these programs. Not a bad idea to discover how to live without electricity, internet or movies. I wonder if our early pioneers ever suffered from sunburn – or burnout. Well, live and learn. melminty@telus.net
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No stairs here! 55+ gated community Ground level 1530 sq. ft. featuring 2 large bedrooms and 2 full baths! ideal for roommates. Suite offers roomy floorplan and a peaceful location, pantry, laundry room with storage. newer appls.. Newer paint, lighting and laminate floors. enclosed original deck with thermo windows and high-end wall insulation plus extended outside area with 12ft poured aggregate patio. well-maintained complex. close to Save-On Foods, medical, parks and transit. Small pet ok.
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Come see this lovely West Coast Contemporary view home in Royal Heights -Open this Sunday from 2 - 4pm. Post & beam construction w/ over 3,600 sq. ft. of living space including a full basement, 4 Bedrooms, 2 full baths & lovely custom deck. Featuring outstanding mountain views by day & city lights at night & quality updates including a gorgeous new kitchen w/ granite counters, a spa-inspired master suite, hardwood floors & much more - View at ww.garyshepherd.ca
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OPEN SATuRDAy & SuNDAy 2-4 Cute as a button. 2080 sq ft 4 bdrm 2 bath rancher with bsmt on over 6500 sq ft lot. character thru-out with hdwd flrs, coved ceilings. great room sizes with loads of built-ins. pot lights, bdrm closets organizers, crown mldgs. main bath w/jacuzzi tub. bsmt has sep entry, wet bar. bkyd is an oasis complete with koi pond. wired and insulated wksp hurry.
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5100 sq. ft. of luxury on 3 levels. 5 bedrooms and a den plus a huge 1 bedroom inlaw suite. 14000 sq. ft. greenbelt lot. Over $125,000 in recent updates
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2 storey + basement (at grade) beautiful mountain view. 9” ceiling on main. features formal living, dining. Family room with wet bar & patio door open to huge sundeck above garage which has a beautiful mountain view. Large open kitchen & wok kitchen too. 4 bedrooms up & 3 bedrooms in basement with potential for additional kitchen in ex large rec room. Come See!
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Spectacular setting nestled against the trees with a park like feel. Extended yard fenced and landscaped. Oversized balcony overlooks the zen like setting. This former showhome has all the upgrades incl stainless steel appliances, new hardwood throughout the main floor and designer colors. Open and bright plan with loads of parking. Garage is double tandem and back room is soundproofed. A rare find!
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Seattle’s scenic Lake Washington is the place to be for those who love and appreciate the majesty of tall ships. From Aug. 26 to Sept. 2, the “Lady Washington” and “Hawaiian Chieftain” will be docked in Kirkland, at Carillon Point, for public viewing, cruises and even mock battles.
Maritime history is brought to life aboard the ships, both cared for by the Aberdeen-based Grays Harbor Historical Seaport Authority. Bookings are done via Historicalseaport.org. The three-hour “battle sails,” in particular, are a thrill for passengers, who experience booming cannons, close-quarters maneuvers and the singing of a sea shanty or two. The host marina is adjacent to the wonderful Woodmark (Thewoodmark. com), a waterfront hotel — the only one
on Lake Washington — that boasts a yacht club, spa and a pair of popular restaurants. The dog-friendly inn rents boats, jet skis and cruiser bikes, the latter of which are perfect for a leisurely pedal toward town, north along Lake Washington Boulevard and past Houghton Beach Park. Carillon Point is also home to a highenergy fitness club (which is fond of taking clients for spin classes on the dock), a Starbucks (natch, because this is Seattle) and a custom bridal shop (which caters to
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the many weddings that take place at the Woodmark). On certain Saturdays come September, the marina is a launch point for fun Argosy cruises to college football games at lively Husky Stadium, located across Lake Washington at “UDub.” While in Seattle this summer, have fun while touring the city aboard a “Duck” bus/boat hybrid, from Seattle Centre to Lake Union and back (Ridetheducksofseattle. com).
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Bookings are now open for Disney Cruise Line’s return to Hawaii this fall, as part of a limitedtime engagement that includes Vancouver as a port of call. Come September, the “Disney Wonder” (pictured) will explore the Hawaiian Islands with special 10-night cruises. The ship will sail through the breathtaking beauty of the Hawaiian Islands, where guests can experience the famous beaches of Waikiki on Oahu, see the views from high atop the summit of Haleakala Crater on Maui, take in the lush tropical gardens and waterfalls of Kauai and, on the “Big Island,” explore the world’s most active volcano. Rates start at $1,650 per person, for a standard inside stateroom, based on double occupancy. Details are at Disneycruise.com. Deeper into the fall and winter months of 2015, the “Disney Wonder” will ply the waters between Galveston, Texas, and the Bahamas, and also sail from San Diego to Mexico’s Baja region. Tom Zillich
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SOUTH SURREY – When the masses storm the beaches in July and August, the most common sport being played is volleyball. Whether it’s just a game of pepper between two people or a competitive match, there’s not an activity more enjoyable in the sand. However, there aren’t too many
options for Surrey, White Rock and North Delta residents to participate in the sport due to the lack of courts. There are a couple at South Surrey Athletic Park and one along Crescent Road. Also finding a group large to play can be tricky. Fortunately, Sideout Beach has come to the rescue for those looking to bump, set and spike in the sunshine. Sideout, founded by Mischa Harris and Kyra Iannone in 2008, is dedicated to bringing introduction and competitive training in beach volleyball to Metro Vancouver. One of the coaches at Sideout
is Tori Trim – a member of the Douglas College women’s volleyball team and a Clayton Heights Secondary graduate. Trim is in her second year with the beach volleyball club and has discovered she enjoys playing on the beach more than playing in a gymnasium. “It’s kind of more relaxed in a way, but I like the idea of a partnership. “The one downside to beach (volleyball) is that it’s more of a mental game than what indoor is because you have to really focus on what you’re doing,” she said. “You don’t want to mess up because there are only two of you.” Trim plays libero (only along
the backline) for her college team and believes that playing outdoors requires a little more strategy. “There’s a lot more court to fill and a different game plans because there are only two people there,” said Trim. Sideout has become wellknown to the Canadian volleyball community and has started to gain recognition as a few of its members have competed for Team Canada and at the world championships. The club offers a few levels of training for a range of ages. The “excite” level is for children 12 and under who are looking to start playing volleyball and want to learn the basic skills.
“Inspire” is for ages 13 to 17 looking to improve their skills with the opportunity to participate in local tournaments. The “compete” level is for the same ages as the inspire level, but is for athletes looking to compete at the provincial and national levels. Like compete and inspire, perform is for high school students. They’re looking to play at the highest level and are expected to medal at the provincial and national championships. The last level is called “integrate.” It’s built for athletes ages 19 and up looking to compete at the collegiate level.
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‹ from page 43 Trim said that there aren’t too many options available in Surrey for adults looking to start playing. Volleyball BC does offer clinics, leagues and tournaments for adults looking to play. More information can be found at sideoutbeach.ca and volleyballbc.org.
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A pack of women riders navigate the streets of North Delta during the Friday night criterium race as part of the annual Tour de Delta July 4. For a full Delta race roundup, visit Thenownewspaper.com. The cyclists hit the streets again this weekend with the annual Tour de White Rock. The event begins with a hill climb Friday night (July 11) followed by a criterium Saturday and the legendary road race Sunday. (Photo: GORD GOBLE)
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However, determining the boundary line is difficult without rope or string around the court’s perimeter. With the temperatures rising and the sun in the sky, Trim says that there are three volleyball essentials: a water bottle, sunscreen and sunglasses. Where to go There are a couple of courts at South Surrey Athletic Park. The court is located at 14600 20th Avenue beside Semiahmoo Secondary. There is also a court known as “The Dunn’s” near Elgin Heritage Park. It can be found at 13872 Crescent Road. The nets stay up all the time at these locations, which make it easy to find pickup games for anyone looking to play.
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The changes just keep coming among the management ranks of the Surrey Eagles. On Tuesday afternoon the B.C. Hockey League club announced that head coach and general manager Peter Schaefer has stepped down from his duties. He will be replaced behind the bench by the team’s new director of player personnel, Blaine Neufeld. The move comes on the heels of a shakeup of the club’s operational structure that began when Chuck Westgard bought out his partners to become sole owner of the team in May. The fallout from the move included Schaefer losing his title as team president. Neufeld, who was hired by the Eagles in April, said it was a mutual decision when Schaefer stepped down from his coaching and GM duties this week. “It’s been a positive transition all the way through,” Neufeld said. “Peter has been very open about being very willing to help out in any regard. We kind of made a decision all together
that he would continue on with the club on a personal consulting basis where we would continue on with our relationship and I will lean on him from time to time as different situations come up.” Schaefer could not be reached for comment before the Now’s press deadline.
Peter has been very open about being very willing to help out in any regard. Neufeld, 27, is a former goaltender with playing experience at the major junior (Saskatoon, Medicine Hat and Vancouver) and junior A (Winkler, Grande Prairie) levels. He was a member of the Vancouver Giants team that won the Memorial Cup in 2007. After his playing days were done, Neufeld turned to coaching where he worked at the junior A and major midget levels in Manitoba before coming to British Columbia where
most recently he coached at the South Delta Hockey Academy. His résumé also includes the experience of playing under noted major junior coaches Willie Desjardins in Medicine Hat and Don Hay in Vancouver. With the latest moves, the Eagles hierarchy has received an almost complete makeover since the 2013-14 BCHL season ended with a first round playoff loss to Langley in March. “I wouldn’t say it’s a completely new start,” Neufeld said. “We have a good core of boys coming back from last year that we will lean on. When there is change at the ownership or management level, you want to make sure that the culture is the way you want it to be and we’re excited about what we have created here. “Our vision is starting to come together. We’ve been able to commit to four or five local kids and make trades for a couple more so we’re excited about the way things are coming together.” The Eagles will open training camp Sept. 1 with their first two preseason games slated for Sept. 5 in Chilliwack and Sept. 6 at the North Surrey rec centre.
face off in Surrey SURREY – Three parks in Surrey will be full of top quality softball talent this weekend as Surrey plays host in the 2014 Scotiabank Canadian Open Fastpitch International Championship. The 11-day tournament is Canada’s largest softball tournament and starts on Friday, July 11 with matches being played at Softball City, Cloverdale Athletic Park and Sunnyside Park. Some of the world’s best will take to the field, including Team Canada, Team USA, Team Japan and Team Mexico in the women’s international division. There will also be an opportunity to see the future of softball as the tournament also has a select and gold youth tournament that will feature many local teams from North Delta Sunfire, White Rock Renegades, Surrey Storm and South Surrey Thunder. The open, being run by the Canadian Open Fastpitch Society, is one of the largest women’s-only sporting events in the country. The society will also host the 2016 ISF XV Women’s World Softball Championship which will see more than 30 countries competing in Surrey. For more information, visit the tournament website at canadianopenfastpitch.com. kyle.benning@gmail.com
Gold Key lanGley VolKswaGen wins wolfsburG crest award Dealership Practices that Drive Results -By Tracey Rayson
it’s a little known fact that no two Volkswagen cars are exactly alike. essentially, the same can be said for Volkswagen dealerships. although they all share the legendary reliability, Gold key langley Volkswagen, located on the surrey/langley border, serves as your largest lower mainland Volkswagen dealer, is the only Volkswagen body shop in b.c., and was recently lauded with the most prestigious Volkswagen award in the industry. as the recipient of the 2014 Wolfsburg crest award, honouring the top performing Volkswagen dealerships and employees for their exemplary performance, Gold key langley Volkswagen can be credited for raising the bar among canadian car dealerships and instilling consumer confidence in automotive needs and vehicle purchasing. “We have the very distinct pleasure of receiving our 2014 Wolfsburg award,” said John fuller, general manager. “We met all the objectives Volkswagen canada set forth, and i am very pleased to say we are the only dealer in the lower mainland to win this award.” inducted into the esteemed recognition program, Gold key langley Volkswagen has met the highest Volkswagen standards for sales and service among other criteria: new vehicle sales, certified pre-owned vehicle sales, outstanding commitment, customer service experience excellence, customer sales experience excellence, employee training performance, Volkswagen parts sales, Volkswagen operating standards compliance, and facility superiority. “it’s Volkswagen’s award of excellence, it’s all encompassing,” acknowledged Victor Peters, sales manager. “they set the bar and we surpassed it in all departments. it’s based on your annual performance; it’s like receiving your year
end report card, except with honours.” last thursday, fuller accepted the Wolfsburg crest club trophy on behalf of his 70 employees within 10 divisions, most in attendance for the brief on-site ceremony, presented by christophermartin,Volkswagenbrandareamanager,Volkswagen Group canada, and John Vicente, fixed operations manager, area W1. “on behalf of Volkswagen Group canada we want to say
Gold key’s corporate culture is customer focus driven, so it’s no surprise that customer satisfaction is their number one key performance indicator, a benchmark in their formula for success. “We look forward in trying to win this award again next year,” admitted fuller. “it’s a pretty big accomplishment; we’re in a new store (we were a Gm store four years ago) and we’ve gone from being the top Gm store in the province to the top Volkswagen store, so it’s really kudos to the team. We went from doing things the american way to doing them the German way.” With a bbb a+ accreditation, you can expect the highest standards of service will be met or exceeded from courteous, knowledgeable, and professional staff you can trust. With a commitment to excellence, Gold key dealerships in langley also carry audi and isuzu, the full 2014 Volkswagen line up and an extensive Volkswagen pre-owned inventory.
thank you very much because we know all the work it takes to get the Wolfsburg crest trophy,” said martin. “to give you an idea of what a challenge it is, there are 136 Volkswagen dealers in canada, and there’s only 16 who have received this award; in b.c. there are 18 Volkswagen dealers and only three have won.” “the biggest thing to take away from this award is that it’s a complete team award,” said Vicente. “it’s not about just one area of the dealership, it’s everybody working together to the ultimate goal, and i think we are going to look forward to quite a few of these celebrations with this group.”
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Gold Key langley Volkswagen makes history. TIM ANDERSON
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When a Volkswagen dealership makes it into the prestigious Wolfsburg Crest Club, it’s because they’ve met the highest Volkswagen standards in service and sales. Those of you who have driven one of our vehicles know what kind of standards we’re talking about. Such an accomplishment doesn’t just happen by chance. Every day, the team at Gold Key langley Volkswagen makes every effort to provide nothing but the best for their customers. Membership in the Wolfsburg Crest Club is fitting recognition of their remarkable work. And you’ll no doubt agree if you come in for a visit. Because they meet more than the highest Volkswagen standards – they meet yours.
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Do you consider yourself a good driver? Are you better than the people you share the road with? Chances are, you think so. Most Canadians possess unwavering confidence in their abilities behind the wheel. Similarly, they have a general distrust
have been in at least one accident since first getting their license.
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of others. A recent study from Environics delved more deeply into drivers’ perceptions of one another and themselves. It focused on habits, adherence to the rules of the road, and the commonality of accidents. The findings may
❚ Not everyone pays attention: Four in 10 drivers admit to occasionally being prone to distraction, though the majority of all those surveyed said they believe others are more distracted than they are.
❚ Experiencing an accident is more than likely: Tellingly, the vast majority of respondents feel they drive very well, yet 76 per cent
❚ Winter preparedness is a not a big priority: While this country has a famously harsh winter, one in four drivers lack winter tires and one-third do not have an emergency
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says Greg McGill with Western Financial Group. “As the study shows, we can do simple things better, such as obeying speed limits, using winter tires and packing emergency roadside kits, and of course making sure that our automobile insurance is as comprehensive and up-to-date as possible.” Additional information about car insurance is available at the website of Westernfinancialgroup. ca.
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