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Karen kids celebrate with PuCKS

A program that helps give children a lift through sports and education hosted a special celebration Troy Landreville

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LANGLEY — Standing outside the PuCKS clubhouse portable positioned next to Douglas Park Community School on the afternoon of June 11, Connie Klimek shook her head slowly and smiled. She had been reminded that the program she founded in 2005, one that has given children a lift and added confidence in both sports and literacy, is just a year away from celebrating its 10th anniversary. Through its annual 10-month program consisting of team sports and Lit-Fit (an after-school literacy and homework club), the Promoting Community through Kids in Sport Program (PuCKS) works with marginalized children between the ages of 10-18, who are financially in need and/or recently settled in Canada. With Klimek and director of operations Marg Kunst at its helm, PuCKS is a registered charity with the focus of helping students stay and succeed in school by offering the incentive of team sports and big-buddy relationships with university student mentors and athletes. The goal is moving the PuCKS Program to communities across Canada. PuCKS currently helps kids in Langley and Aldergrove, and has changed significantly over nine years. Today, there is a heavier emphasis on getting kids prepared for the workforce, Klimek said. “The biggest thing is, we’ve now started tutoring on Tuesdays,” she said. “We’ve got pre-calculus going on, and chemistry.” However, sports remains a huge component. Tuesday ice hockey sessions are offered at Langley Twin Rinks from September to March, and several PuCKS participants play soccer with assistance from members of Langley United Soccer Association. The majority of the youth PuCKS assists are from Langley’s Karen community, with 100 Karen youth taking part. Their homeland is Myanmar, formerly Burma, a country ruled for decades by a military dictatorship. The military has warred with and persecuted the ethnic Karen minority. Thousands of Karen have fled over the border to Thailand, to crowded refugee camps. Some of those, several hundred in Langley, have been accepted as refugees in Canada. Among the Karen who have settled in Canada, Langley has gained a reputation as a desirable place to live because of

ABOVE: Say Say, a 15-year-old member of Langley’s Karen refugee community, was all smiles while taking part in the bamboo dance during the PuCKS Community Showcase June 11, at the PuCKS clubhouse beside Douglas Park Community School. BELOW: Some of the works of art at the event. (Photos: TROY LANDREVILLE)

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the supportive community atmosphere. Today, roughly 360 Karen people live in the Langleys. “I believe we have the largest concentration of Karen in the Lower Mainland at this point in time,” Langley Community Services Society (LCSS) executive director Bill Dartnell told the Langley Advance earlier this year. The second annual PuCKS Community Showcase at the PuCKS clubhouse on June 11

showcased these Karen kids through cultural food, youth digital stories, a bamboo dance, and artwork created by Karen youth as part of the Refugee Youth Art Project: Dream for Burma. The project started in March 2013 with a visual storytelling workshop to help the youth explore their past and share their stories, to raise awareness about the situation that made them refugees. The digital stories can be viewed by visiting

pucksprogram. ca, and clicking on the “Initiatives” tab. Kunst said the stories are more about celebrating opportunities for the future. Along with Karen youth, there are participants from the Philippines and Colombia in the program. PuCKS is open to youth from all backgrounds, and for details on how to get involved email Kunst at maggi.pucksops@ gmail.com or Klimek at cklimek@shaw.ca.

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Going to three-hour parking in some areas could be done, but it would entail extra enforcement costs for Township bylaw officers, Cordeiro said. It might also have an impact on some secondary suite residents who park on side streets. While there are a lot of people parking on the streets, there isn’t a lot of use of driveways, Cordeiro said. The report calls for changes for future developments, including new Willoughby neighbourhoods like Smith and Latimer that haven’t begun to develop yet. Those areas would see roads designed to accommodate more parking and could see higher parking requirements. For existing neighbourhoods, there is less that can be done, said Cordeiro. “There’s not a lot of options, because the roads are constructed, the lots are constructed,” Cordeiro said. There are also covenants in place to prevent townhouse owners from converting garages to other uses. In a refrain familiar with residents of Cloverdale and Clayton Heights, Langley Coun. Charlie Fox blamed at least some of the problem on people who are using their garages for storage rather than their cars, pushing parking off onto the roads. The residents of the Yorkson area, particularly north of 80th Avenue and east of 208th Street have been vocal about parking issues. They got a brief reprieve from council over the Christmas and New Year holidays when temporary parking was allowed along some routes. However, they have a number of issues, including some roads in the area that are half-width because developers build roads as they add subdivisions. If one side of the street is developed while the other is empty, only about half the road is built. There is also little to no transit in Willoughby. The neighbourhoods were designed to be more walkable and transit-oriented than many past Langley neighbourhoods, but TransLink has provided little bus service.

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LANGLEY — At $25 for five samples of beer and five samples of food, it’s hard to beat for a night out on the town. Local Rotary clubs have banded together to put on their 12th annual Tip’n Taste event, this year on Friday, July 4 from 6 to 9:30 p.m. at Coast Hotel and Convention

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Centre in Langley. One of the organizers, Linda Mross of the Rotary Club of Langley Central, explained why the event is so successful. “I think we’re a stronger group when we pull together and put an event together,” Mross said. “It helps the groups bond and we’re all in Rotary for the same reasons.” The Rotary Club of Langley, Rotary Club of Langley Central, and Rotary Club of Langley Sunrise host the event, which

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Close call for autism camp Picket lines forced camp organizers to scramble for new location in Surrey Christopher Poon

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hile it may have come to a happy ending, a summer camp for autistic children that was on the verge of cancellation has some parents wondering how teachers can claim to be fighting for children when it’s them being affected most by the labour dispute. Called the 2014 Applied Behavioral Analysis (ABA) Camp, the month-long summer program was created by two behavioral specialists as a way for autistic children to receive specific one-on-one attention as well as learn key socialization skills. The camp has run in Surrey for the past couple of years and was held at South Surrey’s Earl Marriot Secondary School last summer. The land is donated for use by the school district and ABA Camp co-founder Leah Mumford had hoped to hold the program at the same site again this year, until the teachers’ labour dispute happened. Instead, the camp was unable to secure the site for the 2014 iteration due to picket lines, leading to a rush to find a new location. “We had a verbal agreement with Earl Marriott, as well as informal arrangements with EMS staff, but not a written contract yet, as we wanted to wait to see what the teachers strike/job action would lead to,” said Mumford, who confirmed Wednesday a new site had been found at a local church. But during the search for a new venue, parent Danny Stahl was upset that the 40 or so children affected were having to pay the price as a result of the labour dispute. Stahl’s four-year-old son Lucas was diagnosed with autism last year and is set to attend the camp for the first time ever this year, but when they were left scrambling for a new location, he wondered how teachers can claim to be doing this for the children. “This is the only time of the year that many of them (the kids) can be amongst others like them,” he said. “There’s a lot of effort that goes into making these children productive members of society and what they’re doing by taking this away is instead of doing it for the kids they’re actually handicapping them, they’re actually making things worse for them.” Especially upsetting for Stahl is that as much of a child’s formative years are before the age of six, his son could be potentially losing out on one of the few opportunities to shape the rest of his life. In B.C., parents of children with autism are given $22,000 per year until their child turns six. The funding is meant to help the families continue a behavioural plan of intervention during those early important years.

Danny Stahl, right, and Rozann Pedresen hold their kids Takara and Lucas. The autism camp Lucas is attending was on the verge of cancellation due to the teachers’ strike but at the last minute, a new home for the camp was found. (Photo: MATT LAW) “These are formative years, we have until age six before most synaptic connections are made,” said Stahl. “With an ABA kid you have to teach him every motion. Each connection has to be made one-by-one. “Parents are outraged, they wonder how on earth teachers can claim to be doing this for the kids when it’s precisely kids that are suffering.” For fellow parent Elaine Raynault, her 13-year-old son Rowan has already had his routine disrupted by the job dispute and the prospect of not attending the camp threatened to further upset them both.

Parents are outraged, they wonder how on earth teachers can claim to be doing this for the kids when it’s precisely kids that are suffering. “Some children were thrilled to get an early summer…but this is not the case for our most vulnerable children,” she said in an email. “The children who do not have the ability to understand why their security and routine have been stripped away. They don’t understand why their schedules are changing and why their already stressed out parents are crying more than usual.” When asked about the autism camp, Surrey Teachers’ Association President Jennifer Wadge said it was never the intention of teachers to picket out the autistic children

and that it was an unfortunate byproduct of the job action, which White, co-creator of the camp, understands. “We have frequently been in the position of witnessing the students that we work with not getting the support we believe they need due to lack of funding and have seen teachers doing their best to manage classrooms with multiple students both identified and unidentified needs,” said White. Wadge said Earl Marriott is scheduled to be picketed throughout July due to summer school classes being scheduled there. However, that wasn’t good enough for Stahl, who’s spoken to teachers himself about the issue. “They’ve all said you have to see the big picture, but I don’t care what big picture justifies denying autistic children from going to a summer camp,” said Stahl. “They’re entitled to their dispute with Christy Clark and I’m sure somehow, somewhere, somebody will benefit but I can tell you it’s not autistic kids that are benefitting from this.” Wadge said she sympathizes with Stahl’s concerns and said special needs were actually part of why they were out on the picket lines. “I understand that the parents would be upset but the thing holding us up at bargaining right now isn’t salary, it’s support for kids with special needs,” she said. “This is a long-term impact and he’s (Stahl) not got his child in school yet but I think he’d be surprised to see how few supports there are for children with special needs. That’s the fight we’re fighting now. And that would be something that would have direct impact on a child like his.” cpoon@thenownewspaper.com

Three things to check out this weekend

Vancouver’s Food Cart Fest debuts Saturday afternoon (July 5) at Surrey city hall plaza, from noon to 5 p.m. The festival of food will be held there weekly for nine weeks, ending Aug. 30. In Vancouver, a similar event has taken place since 2012, attracting thousands of people each week with DJs, a market, activities for kids and, of course, food carts. More than 15 food trucks will be parked for the gathering in Surrey, including select vendors from the list of 10 recently approved by the City of Surrey, as part of its new Mobile Food Vending program. Admission is $2, or free with a donation to Greater Vancouver Food Bank Society. Event details are online at Foodcartfest.com.

The 15th annual Surrey Pride Festival will fill Holland Park with a rainbow of colours this Sunday afternoon (July 6). Attractions this year include live music, dancing, vendors, a kids’ zone and plenty of food. Featured entertainers are Sugarbeach, Norine Braun and Matthew Presidente. Arrive early and stay the day – and don’t forget a lawn chair to make yourself more comfortable. Details are at Surreypride.ca.

More than 200 cyclists from around North America and across the globe are in Metro Vancouver for BC Superweek, a race series that begins this weekend with the $25,000 Tour de Delta. On Friday (July 4), all the action happens in North Delta with the MK Delta Criterium and related community festival at Richardson school grounds, at 114th Street/84th Avenue. Festival events and attractions include Watershed Artworks beer & wine tent, a “Kids Crit” race, food vendors, bike demos, mascots, buskers, interactive sports activity booths and, starting at 9:15 p.m., the hilarious animated movie Despicable Me 2 on an outdoor screen. For more details, see story on page 34 or visit Tourdedelta.ehosting.ca.

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Canadian flags and cupcakes were given to the crowd at Surrey’s Canada Day event, held at Bill Reid Millennium Amphitheatre in Cloverdale. (Photo: MATT LAW)

In White Rock, Kylah and Hayley (left), both of Langley, dressed in their Canada Day finest for a walk along the promenade, while Kaid Oliver, Chace Oliver and Paisley Samoil (below) designed a huge flag in the sand. (Photos: GORD GOBLE)

Canada Day in photos Annual events in White Rock and Cloverdale stoked our flag-waving patriotism on Tuesday

At Surrey’s event, kids had a ball in the water (above), while some chose to celebrate “Canada D’eh” by wearing special T-shirts. (Photos: MATT LAW)

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CLOVERDALE — For years, anyone wanting to get their night market fix has had to head north of the Fraser River. With two situated in Richmond and another in Vancouver’s Chinatown (set to resume in 2015), those in the Fraser Valley have had to travel that much further to taste the night market experience. But that’s all set to change this weekend. On Saturday, the Surrey Night Market will open its gates and welcome the public to the Fraser Valley’s own version of the popular attraction, complete with games, entertainment, shopping and, of course, food. The brainchild of organizer Satbir Cheema and four other partners, the Surrey Night Market will offer those south of the Fraser a new choice, and closer to home. “That’s what we’re promoting, the first-

ever night market for the Fraser Valley,” said Cheema. “You don’t have to cross bridges, you can bring your family here and enjoy.” However, while the night markets in Richmond and Vancouver’s Chinatown are styled after those found in China, Cheema and his partners wanted the Surrey iteration to offer something else. “It’s going to be totally multicultural, multi-national, with all kinds of ethnic food and vendors,” he said. “It’s not going to be South Asian or Chinese, it will be all kinds of people and performers.” Since their initial announcement in May, Cheema and his partners have been working around the clock to secure not only vendors, but entertainment, activities and working out the logistics of putting on a night market. The process has been made all the easier by the community’s response to the idea and the genuine excitement from nearly everybody involved. “We’ve been pleasantly surprised, we’re

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TROY DERRICK: “I’ve been a police officer for nine years now and I’ve been in multi-million dollar homes and I’ve been in shacks; I’ve been in homeless people’s boxes; I’ve pulled over $100,000 cars and little rust buckets. The one thing that I’ve picked up is race, religion, sexual orientation, gender, culture, political belief, career, sports – it all has nothing to do with anything. Either you’re a jerk, or you’re not. It’s as simple as that.” STORY BY MICHAEL BOOTH

Troy Derrick may not look like the traditional recruit for the RCMP, but his résumé makes him uniquely prepared for the job. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)

hen you think of an RCMP officer, what is the first image that comes to mind? For most of us, we think of the iconic image conjured up from history books and Hollywood movies: The RCMP Musical Ride; a tall, mustachioed white man sitting ram-rod straight astride a black horse; a long column of red-serge clad Mounties riding westward to bring law and order to the Canadian prairies; Sgt. Preston of the Yukon; Dudley Doright; Nelson Eddy; a symbol of Canada so famous they have at times graced our coins and $50 bills. Or how about a shortish, middle-aged First Nations man with arms covered in tattoos and clutching a skateboard? The romanticized icon of yore clashes with the reality of policing in the 21st century in a nation that prides itself on the notion of multiculturalism even though we’re not quite sure what that means. The legendary RCMP paramilitary soldier who tamed the west and graced millions of postcards and postage stamps might have a tough time connecting with residents of our modern urban society. Today’s RCMP is comprised of men and women of all ethnic backgrounds from across the country. Troy Derrick is a hereditary chief with the Gitxsan First Nation who is also a certified Red Seal chef, car nut and lifelong skateboarder. He may not look like the traditional recruit for the Queen’s Cowboys, but his résumé makes him uniquely prepared for the job. “I’m wearing a police uniform and people see that. I’m a First Nations person and people see that. I have a lot of tattoos and people see that. I have a skateboard in my hand and people see that. So before they have even met me, they’ve started to judge me,” the 37-year-old Derrick says. “Don’t judge me by my job, judge me by my work. You don’t have to be a police officer to get involved in your community, to be a role model, or to make a difference in your community. We always wait for somebody to come along and it’s never going to happen. And if that person comes

along and doesn’t do it the way we want, we blame them. Well get off your butts and do it yourself. We all have it within ourselves to do it so why not just do it? Today is that someday and you are that somebody.” Derrick’s sage advice is not something he arrived at on a whim or by reading a book. It’s based on a lifetime of experience, first as a child growing up in B.C.’s northern Interior and then later as a chef followed by nine years working with the RCMP in Surrey. Originally from Smithers, Derrick’s family later moved to the area in and around Prince George. At the age of 10, a quick two-minute snippet in a Hollywood movie caught his eye. The movie was Back to the Future, and the scene in question depicted the hero skateboarding through his neighbourhood. Derrick was transfixed by the scene and watched it repeatedly. Shortly afterward, he asked his parents for a skateboard. One small problem: the community he lived in was serviced by dirt roads so there was nowhere to ride it. Two years later, after the family moved into Prince George proper, the youngster began pestering his parents again for a skateboard. The time was right and he purchased his first set of wheels at the Northern Hardware store. “I still remember the day we picked it up,” Derrick says with a wide grin. “It was pretty cool. It was a wooden board with metal trucks and rubbery wheels from Dominion Skates, a Canadian company. I didn’t know if it was a good deal, but I finally had a skateboard. “When I stood on it for the first time there was this great feeling and I knew that this was it. I was hugely interested in doing it and I finally was ready to do it.” Prince George had a small but enthusiastic skateboarding community. Everybody knew each other and supported each others’ efforts regardless of their ethnic background.

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Derrick also played baseball at the time, but the atmosphere there was far less welcoming. Even though he loved baseball, the coach of the team poisoned the atmosphere at the ballpark. The coach, an RCMP corporal, belittled Derrick for his First Nations heritage and for being a skateboarder. The coach’s harsh words were picked up by other players and they started harassing Derrick as well. Before the season was over, Derrick had enough and one day he walked off the field and hopped onto a skateboard for good. “It was one of those things that even though I was only 14 and didn’t understand what I was doing at the time, I kind of formulated this view that no matter how much people bug me and pick on me, I’m never going to do that. I’m never going to be that kind of person nor would I ever behave the way these people had treated me.” Sadly, the experience weighed on Derrick and he began denying his First Nation’s heritage. Over the next several years, he managed to complete his high school diploma, but he did not show much interest in academic pursuits. He was at a loss about what he wanted to do with his life career-wise, but he definitely was not with direction. “I may not have known what I wanted to be, but I definitely knew what I didn’t want to be,” he says. “I knew I didn’t want to be a jerk, I didn’t want to be disrespectful, I didn’t want to be the lazy Indian or the drunken Indian. I just didn’t want to come across as any of those things.” One of his sisters suggested he try cooking. Derrick was leery of the idea and he describes his culinary skills at the time as less than encouraging. “Man I couldn’t even boil water, heat toast or make Kraft Dinner,” he says with a laugh. While skeptical, Derrick decided to give it a shot and he enrolled in the Debrulle French Culinary School in Vancouver. He learned all aspects of cooking for fine dining and was surprised to discover it was something that he enjoyed. “It clicked for me,” he says. “I just kind of understood it. It was weird for me because I was never good at academics and bookwork and that kind of schooling, but this was hands on and I liked that.” After finishing cooking school, Derrick worked on Mayne Island for several years at the swanky Oceanwood Country Inn where long days and hard work were rewarded when he earned his Red Seal chef designation. After four years there, Derrick returned to the Mainland where he worked as an assistant chef instructor in Vancouver for a school dedicated to adult education for First Nations students. It was here that he began to connect with his First Nations roots. The school moved to Surrey eight months later and Derrick found himself taking on more of an instruction role in the classroom. “I would always tell my students that

Surrey RCMP Const. Troy Derrick chats with Andy Anderson. (Photo: KEVIN HILL)

you can do whatever you want in this country,” Derrick says. “You can go back to school, change careers – whatever you want. We are so blessed to have so many choices and options. The Olympics had just been announced for Vancouver and I told my students it was a great opportunity because one of the things tourists like to do when they visit a country is to try the food.”

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Derrick’s idea of pursing whatever career you want was challenged one day when one of his students posed a simple question: “Chef Troy, what about you? Are you doing everything you can do?” The student wanted to know if Derrick was pushing himself to try new things or was content with where he was. Derrick responded by asking the student what he thought was the toughest thing a First Nations person could do. “Why don’t you try becoming a cop? We all hate them anyway,” was the answer. This response was jarring for Derrick. It forced him to recall all of his childhood memories of encounters with police – running from them for skateboarding where he wasn’t supposed to; being taken home in the back of a cruiser when he was finally caught for skateboarding; being taken home another time for a chat with his parents about being a skateboarder; being tormented and belittled in front of his teammates by the baseball coach for being First Nations. The issues all came flooding back, but rather than turn his back on them, he faced them head on. Derrick realized that while most First Nations interactions with the national police force have been negative, there must be more to what policing is about than just harassing certain groups of people. “There had to be more to it,” he says. “If you’re bummed out or worried about a different group or culture, then maybe you don’t understand them. The same with policing. Why do we have to wait for

them to come and learn about us and our cultures, why don’t we try and learn more about them? That way they might become more open to learning about us. Why don’t we take the first step?” In 2005, Derrick applied to join the RCMP and successfully completed his training. He was then assigned to the Surrey detachment where his main role was as the RCMP presence on the Semiahmoo First Nations reserve in South Surrey. It wasn’t long, however, before his interest in working with the community began to increase his profile. He started a physical education boot camp for youth called Code Blue, a program that has since expanded to other communities. “I’ve worked for years with a non-profit group putting on basketball tournaments for kids and I totally understand where Troy is coming from,” said RCMP Sgt. Jet Sunner. “He’s totally committed to what he does and he loves the kids. I’ll be walking down the street with him and he seems to know everybody. I’ve also been with him on the Semiahmoo reserve and everybody there is like family to him. “Kids come up to him and give him hugs and say hello and it’s pretty cool to see. It’s a personality thing and he definitely has it. Kids are able to see past the uniform and they know he’s genuine. It’s an amazing energy that he has.”

SKATEBOARDING ‘OPENS DOORS’ Derrick also remained active as a skateboarder. He often took his board to local parks to relax and just enjoy the feel of the wheels rolling under his feet. He joined the RCMP to bridge a gap between the First Nations people and the police, but it wasn’t long before he found himself reaching across another cultural divide of misunderstanding, this one concerning the police and another disaffected group — skateboarders. At the Cloverdale Rodeo several years ago, Derrick was walking from the

Aboriginal Pavilion to a showcase for youth. In between the two exhibits was a skateboard competition that was being judged by Canadian skateboard legend Kevin Harris. Derrick had met Harris as a teenager and was profoundly influenced by his message that anyone can do what they set out to do. Derrick walked into the event and met Harris for a second time and told him about the impact the veteran skater had on his and other kids lives. Derrick was so giddy about the encounter, he borrowed a skateboard and did a few tricks on the pavilion floor. It wasn’t long afterward that the skateboarding cop was a common sight at Surrey’s skate parks. Derrick regularly teams up with Surrey skate pro Andy Anderson to give presentations to kids across the city. “At first it was a hindrance,” Derrick says of his skateboarding as an RCMP officer. “I used to get bugged about it, mainly just jokes, but people would say, ‘When are you going to grow up; why do you keep doing it?’ Well come on man, why do adults play hockey and baseball? Because it’s fun. So why do I skateboard? Because it’s fun. “Skateboarding opens the door for me to connect with kids. When they see me skateboarding it humanizes the position. There’s been too much of us against them for so long, but how do we break that down? The one thing we all have in common is community. The First Nations people aren’t going anywhere; the skateboarders aren’t going anywhere; the hockey players and football players aren’t going anywhere; and the cops aren’t going anywhere because we are all part of the community. “If you break the word down you to its simplest form you get common unity. We’re all here together and as long as we respect ourselves and everybody else, we can all celebrate our choices without hurting anybody.” mbooth@thenownewspaper.com

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t’s something that happens across most of North America at this time of year. And it’s one thing the Americans have always been a lot better at than those of us who reside to their north. But we laid-back, humble (stereotypically, at least) Canadians have been getting better at it in recent years. We’re talking about celebrating our birthdays: July 1 for Canada, and July 4 for the United States of America. Maybe the reason Americans are a bit more bombastic about their Independence Day than we are about Canada Day is that they started out with a bang – a lot of bangs, in fact: the American Revolution. Canada, in contrast, kind of slipped quietly into existence through negotiations towards partial autonomy that eventually grew us farther and farther from British rule until we (sort of) finally got ourselves under our own control. Unlike America’s assertion on July 4, 1776, of complete independence from the British crown, July 1, 1867, was really just the start of Canada’s slow ascension into independence, which hit a peak more than a century later, in the 1980s, when the British North America Act – the document granting us our independence – was released to Canadian soil by the British Parliament. Indeed, we still are nominally ruled by the same crown that ruled us when the BNA Act was signed. If it seems we’re taking a condescending tone about Canada’s history, you’re mistaken. Our peaceful and gradual secession to a strong nation in our own right – on a road with little bloodshed – has helped to define us, and should be a source of pride. It’s worth celebrating, big time. ❚ Send us your photos from the parties in Cloverdale, White Rock or Delta and watch for them online at thenownewspaper.com

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The Editor, Re: “Growing pains in Grandview,” the Now, June 17. The folks in Grandview Heights are right on the money when it comes to urban sprawl in Surrey. As far as I’m concerned, Mayor Dianne Watts and her clique ruined Clayton Heights. That whole area is nothing more than a disorganized and congested mess as a result of poor planning. Don’t even get me started on these cheaply made coach homes, town houses and row houses that take up way too much space in Clayton. They are ugly and do nothing to enhance the character of the neighbourhood. Michael Bardouniotis, Surrey

City right not to give into pride pressure The Editor, Re: “Flag policy makes sense but a $200K flagpole? Come on,” the Now, June 26. I support Surrey council’s decision to refuse to fly the pride flag. I appreciate that council stood firm on it and did not cave in to pressure pride activists resort to. There is no question that homosexuals – a minority – have been discriminated against for long. But that reflected societal attitudes which have been shifting. Credit is due to gay activists who have persistently fought for equal rights and have succeeded. The public views this as just. But here’s an irony. The gay activists

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o the mystery has ended. The Surrey First coalition of independents got together last week and independently all came to the identical independent conclusion: Linda Hepner will be their candidate for mayor in the upcoming civic election. Hepner is not exactly a surprise candidate for Surrey First. A good and faithful lieutenant to outgoing Mayor Dianne Watts, Hepner has the experience and political smarts to keep the Surrey First bandwagon rolling along safely between the ditches. Or so it would seem. That image cracked a little when she outlined her goals should she and her slate of Surrey First independents prevail in November’s vote. Two of her pet projects no doubt raised some eyebrows while a third sounded like an alarm clock going off in a library. It seems Hepner believes we need a ferris wheel in Bridgeview and a new beach at Surrey Lake Park. When you look at all

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the issues facing British Columbia’s fastest growing city, carnival rides and a fake beach on the shore of a fake lake are unlikely to crack the top 50 on a list of things that need to be addressed. Hepner might as well have completed the WTF head-shaker hat trick and offered to build the proposed monorail system that was brought before council last year as well. Those two flights of fancy pale compared to her third pronouncement: more of the same. Hepner apparently subscribes to the “If-it-ain’t-broke-don’t-fix-it” school of political theory. Hepner and her Surrey First crew have ruled the city for three years with a monopoly of seats in the council chambers. With no opposition to point out the cliff at the end of the path in which they travel, Surrey First councillors blithely believe they can do no wrong. Sorry Linda, but it is, um, broke – and in more ways than one definition of the word. Amusement park rides and truckloads of sand are mere diversions to the problems that ail this city. That list is topped by the big three of civic headaches: crime, transit and runaway development. Surrey First likes to tout statistics that show crime is going down in Surrey but the optics belie the numbers. Surrey set a new record for homicides last year and while most of those murders involved victims with the unfortunate tag line of “known to police,” the Julie Paskall slaying in December made all of the pretty numbers and dirtbags-killing-dirtbags labels irrelevant. If a hockey mom dropping by an arena to pick

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up her son isn’t safe, who is? Surrey is indeed the fastest growing city in the province, with roughly 1,200 new residents moving into the area each month. That may be a status to be proud of, but it comes at a price. All of those people need housing and with that comes a need for sanitation, roads, garbage collection, schools and recreation facilities. They also need a means of getting to and from their places of employment and that means extra pressure on the bridges, thoroughfares and transit. Surrey residents are woefully served when it comes to public transit and the best that Surrey First has done to address the problem is clap excitedly when TransLink announced bigger, longer buses to operate within the city. The Surrey First councillors have openly flirted with light rail transit within the city limits, but that option remains on the drawing board without the money or political impetus to make it a reality. More of the same is not the answer for what ails the city. Surrey First’s love affair with unchecked development has

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left the city infrastructure straining at the seams. Condo developments pop up like mushrooms across the city and the infrastructure can barely keep up. Many of these projects feature “mortgage helpers,” a fancy term for secondary suites, which in turn add more pressure on the sewers, schools, transit and city services. In places like Clayton Heights, it’s hard to drive down the streets with all the parked cars lining the curbs and to date, there are no substantial recreational amenities in the area. On top of that, former Surrey Mayor Doug McCallum is weighing in with whoever will listen, saying the city finances are a mess with all of the money spent to build the new Surrey City Hall in Whalley. McCallum has an axe to grind with Surrey First and he has hinted at making a comeback in November with another run for the mayor’s chair. As a savvy municipal politician, Hepner should recognize that “more of the same” is not the medicine the city needs to address the myriad of problems it faces. Hopefully she and the Surrey First team will independently come up with a more constructive platform before November rolls around.

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Hydrocarbon insurance fund would protect taxpayers The Editor, After reviewing the litany of recent “accidents” and disasters associated with the extraction, refining and transportation of the coal, natural gas and oil, I consider the future events quite probable. Assuming that the current federal government rams through the proposed hydrocarbon plan for Canada, we can expect water, air and land to be polluted with known hazards to humans and wildlife. Canada needs a “no-fault” insurance

fund to ensure that all damage to property, human health/life and habitat are properly compensated with minimal legal involvement beyond proof of loss. This fund should, at a minimum, be $100 billion. Contributors would be these corporations and firms in hydrocarbon exploration, mining, drilling, pumping, piping, refining, compressing and shipping by land or sea. This fund would comprise Government of Canada bonds and be administered by a board of trustees – two

from the hydrocarbon industries, two from environmental interests and chaired by a retired federal judge chosen by the other four members. Another condition – no legal appeals allowed. Canadians should not tolerate or expect legal battles on the scale of the Exxon Valdez or BP Caribbean blowout which have reduced awards to aggrieved parties who were entitled to just compensation for losses, future and incurred. Just one more condition – if the payments from the insurance fund should reduce the

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fund balance below $75 billion, then the “contributors” would need to assess the risk balance between them and top the fund up to $100 billion. This procedure would hold taxpayers harmless in cases of catastrophic hydrocarbon events or criminal negligence and cut appeal attorneys out of the action. The parties who cause the damages should pay for them – and without delay. Charles Dubois, White Rock

We cannot let government take away our right to strike The Editor, Re: “Don’t go back to old days when it comes to striking,” the Now, June 26. Matthew Claxton nailed it in his column on how the right to strike came about. We owe it to those who have given their lives so we can negotiate through standing on picket lines. I don’t have a horse in the race – I am retired – but have spent much time picketing and supporting others on the line. We cannot let government and business take away this right, as seems to be the goal these days. Many people are fed up with strikes and say, “things are different now.” No, they are not, as we see with the importation of cheap foreign workers, employees who do not receive benefits because their hours are kept under those required to have benefits and wages that don’t support a place to live and eat well at the same time. Cut back, save money and support the strong unions. Otherwise, we won’t have any choices or decent wages. Elected officials have huge retirement benefits, as do those at the top of the business ladder. Lowly workers need a small ride on that gravy train. Johanna Ottesen, Surrey

Ticketing striking teachers is pretty low, City of Surrey The Editor, I would like to take the time to thank the City of Surrey for ticketing Surrey teachers who are on strike. As we are unable to park in our school parking lots, you have found a new group to hand out parking tickets to, As a teacher who is now without a few weeks of pay, I am extremely frustrated to learn I have a new bill to add to my ever growing list. Within the past few weeks, three teachers at my school have received tickets during strike hours with clearly displayed school parking passes in their cars. Thanks. We appreciate your support during this already stressful time. Lindsay Oliver, Surrey

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It’s time for us to stop being held hostage by unions The Editor, The public voted for an administration that has decided to try to live within the means of the taxpayers: to not raise taxes, the only way a government can obtain money to run schools or pay teachers’ salaries. Who is this interloper, the teachers’ union, to get in between the voters and the government that the people elected? Indeed, for the teachers – or any government employee – to strike against

the government is fundamentally antidemocratic. They, in effect, are not striking against the government, but against the people who elected the government. In short, they are saying very clearly that they have no respect for the democratic process. Maybe it is time to consider a radical new idea of government education – that the government become a leasing agent of the schools they already own, and primarily a regulator of education provided by independent or private educational

It’s up to every trustee to cry foul about support cuts The Editor, Re: Surrey trustees must stop trivializing support cuts,” the Now letters, June 26. Thank you, Janice Meehan, for calling trustees out on this. Yes, we can’t afford to let go of even one support staff member or teacher. We need more hours and more staff all around, not less. Sadly, few trustees have stood their ground and not made cuts. For heaven’s sake, if every trustee followed their conscience and did what they were elected to do – which is to protect excellence in our public schools – we would not be in the deplorable situation that has existed for 12 years. Yes, this government has put the fear of dismissal in those who do not bring balanced budgets. What did we get? The B.C. trustees’ association staying neutral. It is up to each trustee to visit their MLA and loudly cry foul. It is up to parents to call on their trustees and parent representatives and demand that they also support teachers and decry the lack of funding. Very few PACs have been heard from. Finally, where are the administrators? Is there fear behind this silence, or wishful thinking, or have we abandoned the belief of strength in unity? I encourage everyone who is a stakeholder to take a stand, and demand an end to the underfunding of public education. Niovi Patsicakis, Surrey

Are risks of coal transfer expansion worth 25 jobs? The Editor, We await the decision by Port Metro Vancouver on the application by Fraser Surrey Docks to install a coal transfer station on the Fraser River. Let it be made very clear to the uninformed, this is not Canadian coal – not even Canadian crews or even Canadian trains which would transport the coal from Wyoming right up to FSD. This would be detrimental to our B.C. environment and way of life. The beachfront communities of White Rock and Crescent Beach would be seriously impacted by the increased rail traffic and obstruction of access to not only the beach but also residential areas. Considering the adverse effects of this proposition, it begs the question – are 25 jobs at FSD worth it? If approved, one can only imagine Warren Buffett and the American coal barons salivating and saying, “There, we knew even though our ports on the West Coast refused to ship our thermal coal, we knew those laid-back Canadians would go for it.” David Gibbs, Surrey

institutions. There are many organizations (religious, social, for example) or private companies that are providing education superior to government schools. I’d suggest each family receive a voucher for each school-age child, to be used at whatever school the family chooses. That way, families that are pro-union could go to a unionized-teacher school (and put up with their constant “job actions”); others would then be able to afford to go to a nonunion private or religious school.

It is time for the people of B.C. to stop being held hostage by unions that are fundamentally contra-democratic, that have no respect for the collective will of the people of the province. If the voters want to give all their money to a government to pay more to government employees (who already get paid, on average, more than the typical taxpayer) they will elect that kind of government. Paul M. Bowman, Aldergrove

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roses to the construction company that provides a port-a-potty at the bottom of Oxford Street for early morning walkers and runners. 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! roses for Rob, who has visited the striking teachers at Westerman Elementary and Strawberry Hill Elementary several times. He brought out his barbecue and grilled hamburgers and hot dogs and provide all the fixings for the teachers. Thank you so much Rob for lifting our spirits with your kindness!

SEND YOUR TOMATOES WITH LAYAR rotten tomatoes to the young mom with two kids who left her small dog in her silver Hyundai in the Safeway parking lot on 152nd St and 88th. I approached you coming out the store and you said you were only gone a couple of minutes, when actually you were gone longer because a very nice older woman was watching out for your dog and told me about it. Next time you need to shop, leave your dog at home in a crate if you have one. Shame, shame on you! rotten tomatoes to the mayor of Surrey before she leaves this city, which she helped make one of the ugliest and scariest cities in Canada. rotten tomatoes to people who can’t be bothered to heed the sound of a siren from a fire truck at an intersection. People just continue to drive while the truck is blaring its horn because it needs to get through to do the job it’s been called out to do. This could be your relative or friend that they have been sent to help and could be the few extra minutes they need to save someone. Slow down, pull over and wait until they pass. That’s the law. rotten tomatoes to the City of Surrey. Why do you keep approving more houses (Bose farmland 222 townhouses) when there is no infrastructure to support it? Where are these kids supposed to go to school? Opening day at a new elementary school in the Cloverdale area and it already has portables. Poor planning. Yes, it’s nice to have the property taxes etc. but the quality of life is going down the drain. This needs to stop. rotten tomatoes to the City of Surrey for Clayton Heights. That whole area is a very disorganized and congested mess as a result of poor planning. Don’t even get me started on these poorly built townhouses and coach homes surrounding the elementary schools.

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SURREY — A 34-year-old Surrey woman remains in critical condition in hospital after a pickup truck crashed into her and another woman while they were waiting for a bus in Fleetwood on Monday morning. The victim sustained head injuries and both her legs were severed on impact. It happened at 8 a.m., at the intersection of 88th Avenue and 148th Street. The other woman, a 22-year-old Surrey resident, sustained minor injuries. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said witnesses told police a Tacoma pickup truck driven by a 49-year-old Surrey man hit a GMC van and the impact sent the truck into the bus stop. “The indication is he drove through the red, colliding with the van,” Paquet said. “Both drivers involved remained at the scene. Investigators are working to determine the actions of both drivers prior to and during the collision,” he added. No charges have been laid as the Surrey

Two women were hurt in this bus stop crash Monday. (Photo: SHANE MACKICHAN) RCMP’s Criminal Collision Investigation Team and the Integrated Collision Analysis and Reconstruction Service have not concluded their investigation.

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SURREY — Thieves have hit a new low in Surrey, stealing a pile of emergency equipment that’s used to save lives at raceways. Newton residents Bernice and Michael Zosiak awoke Monday to find, to their horror, an empty spot where their 1995 Slumber Queen RV was parked. The couple serves as a volunteer rescue team at the Mission Raceway Park and travel throughout North America, saving lives along the way. The thieves made off with their Jaws of Life, a medical jump bag and other rescue gear, all told worth about $25,000. “We’re not worried about the motor

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there will be no questions asked. Meantime, the Surrey RCMP is looking for the RV and contents. “They’re stunned,” Bernice said of the cops’ reaction to the theft. “They’re doing everything they can to find it.” Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said police are hoping that whoever has the equipment will realize that it’s used to save other people. “We hope they will see it’s extremely important and they will do the right thing,” he said. “Some people are desperate and will steal anything without realizing how important it might be.” Anyone with information is asked to contact the Surrey RCMP at 604-5990502.

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SURREY — Two down, one to go. That’s the tally so far as Surrey Mounties have arrested two robbery suspects but continue to look for a third after a man was assaulted and robbed in South Surrey. Police said the victim was attacked in the 15200-block of 36th Avenue on Sunday after inviting a woman over to his place. She showed up with two men “and committed what is believed to be a targeted assault and robbery,” Cpl. Bert Paquet said. The three took off in a taxi before police arrived but two were arrested, with the help of police dogs, near King George Boulevard and Colebrook Road. “Based on the evidence collected thus far, our investigators can confirm that this was a targeted and isolated incident involving suspects known to police,” Paquet said. Dixie Lee White, 30, of Surrey has been charged with robbery and theft over $5,000 and Kyle Clayton Rooyakkers, 30, of Surrey has been charged with robbery, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and theft over $5,000. Police are still looking for Shaun Anthony Tottenham, 32, of Surrey, wanted on charges of robbery, unlawful confinement, assault with a weapon, assault causing bodily harm and theft over $5,000.

Man in hospital after falling 50 feet from tree SURREY — A 28-year-old Surrey man is in hospital with serious injuries after falling about 50 feet from a tree he climbed in a vacant lot near an apartment building in Whalley early Wednesday morning. It happened in the 10700-block of 138th Street, at about 1 a.m. Surrey RCMP Cpl. Bert Paquet said people in the apartment heard branches snapping and called police. “The male appeared high, both up a tree and in his condition,” Paquet said. Police and Surrey firefighters were called to the scene and spent close to two hours trying to talk the guy down. Paquet said the man is “known to police” and that he claimed he’d been chased up the tree. “We don’t believe that was the case,” Paquet said.

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The father in this case did the right thing, he was keeping an eye on his child in the park... and when the situation became elevated he called police. returned a few minutes later after changing his clothes. The father grabbed his daughter after spotting the guy again. Carr said the suspect approached the father and daughter and started shouting at them. When police arrived, Carr said, the suspect took off on a bike but was captured by some of the many constables who by now had been dispatched to the park. “The father in this case did the right thing, he was keeping an eye on his child in the park, intervened when he was suspicious of an issue and when the situation became elevated he called police,” Carr said.

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Little for Delta in new transportation plan Ambitious document unveiled by Metro Vancouver mayors includes light rail for Surrey and Langley Sandor Gyarmati

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replacing the Pattullo Bridge, 27 kilometres of light rail through Surrey and Langley as well as extending the Millennium Line. A number of other improvements are listed, but nothing that can be considered major for South Delta, as well as North Delta, which has a provision in its recently completed area plan for light rail transit. The mayors’ pitch to pay for the plan involves a package that includes an allocation of $250 million from the existing B.C. carbon tax, but Transportation Minister Todd Stone was quick to respond that the provincial government won’t hand over its carbon tax dollars to TransLink. Noting she supports some aspects of the plan, including light rail through Surrey, Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said she was disappointed the committee included only one representative from south of the Fraser in Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, even though that’s where most of the population growth will be taking place.

“They did come up with, certainly, a comprehensive plan, trying to give something to everyone, particularly Vancouver and Surrey who have the most (Metro Vancouver board of directors) votes,” Jackson told the Optimist this week. “Analyzing what they have offered in terms of Delta, there were two or three things in the Ladner/ Tsawwassen relative to stops and stations, but there was no detail. We have made mention before about park-and-ride and the new (SFPR) freeway and that could be something on their horizon,” she said. While Scott Road could potentially have a B-Line bus if the full plan is carried out, there was no mention of Delta’s preference for light rail, noted Jackson. “I think whatever they do for Surrey will be helping us but, nonetheless, there’s not an awful lot there for us that seems apparent.” Jackson said a new committee will look at a referendum question for the public.

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Events guide ConCertS Fourth annual Blues BBQ Bash at Blue Frog Studios, featuring two evenings of music on July 4 (Arsen Shomakhov Band, the Blue Voodoo) and July 5 (The Cooler Kings) at the White Rock venue. Info and tickets: Bluefrogstudios.ca/newshows.html. “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. “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.

open miC delta Arts Council open mic night held on last Friday of every month at Firehall Centre for the Arts (11489 84th Ave., North Delta). “Open Mic gives local talent the opportunity to share and showcase.” Doors open at 7 p.m., show at 7:30 p.m. Admission is $4/person at the door. Info: www. deltaartscouncil.ca.

ShowS toopy and Binoo in “Fun and games,” a new musical production from Koba Entertainment, at Bell Performing Arts Centre in Surrey on Oct. 11 as part of a 52-date tour of Canada. Show integrates music, theatre, dance, puppetry and innovative multimedia technology. Tickets via Ticketmaster.ca and by phone, 1-855-985-5000.

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.

RSVP. DSS74 grads contact Mary Jo (Glen) Ohl mjo_ohl@shaw.ca; SDSS74 grads contact Deb (Reimer) Tremain debra.tremain@gmail.com.

dAnCeS Surrey Fiddlers old time dance takes place at Clayton Hall (18513 70th Ave., Surrey) on the first Thursday of every month, except July and August, from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. Admission is $3. For info, call 604576-1066 or 604-538-3363.

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FeStivALS/FAirS Quattro Street Fair: Event on Saturday, July 5 from noon to 4 p.m. at Whalley Boulevard at 107 A Ave., Surrey. Every year the sleek new Quattro building closes its front street and transforms it into a lively outdoor street fair, featuring vendors, live music, more. Info: Downtownsurreybia.com, 604-5806321. Surrey pride Festival: 15th annual event set for Sunday, July 6 at Holland Park, Surrey, from noon to 5 p.m. “A very fun family event with lots of entertainment – live music, dancing, lots of vendors, a kid’s zone and food, food and more food.” Festival info: Surreypride.ca. Surrey Fusion Festival, a yearly celebration of music, food and 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, with live entertainment, Torch Light parade, beach volleyball and soccer tournaments, vendor market, Pirates in the Park play area at Semiahmoo Park, Cupcake’s Teddy Bear Picnic and more. Info: Whiterockseafestival.ca.

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

“Local Author” events on select dates at Black Bond Books, 15562 24th Ave., South Surrey (604-5364444, Blackbondbooks.com). On Saturday, July 5, the store welcomes mystery author D. B. Carew to sign his book, “The Killer Trail” (fictional account that revolves around the discovery of a lost cell phone, a Vancouver psychiatric social worker, a patient, and a kidnapping/murder case), 1 to 2 p.m. Call 604-536-7406 to reserve a copy.

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kidS/FAmiLy park play: Free park-play summer program for kids – “climb an outdoor rock wall, get your face painted, meet your summer Park Play staff and more.” From July 2 to Aug. 29 at various parks around Surrey. For detailed schedule, visit Surrey. ca/files/2014_park_play_schedule. pdf. Info: 604-501-5050.

SeniorS music Jammers: Seniors (50+) invited to join in lively two-hours of music, dancing and fun, Wednesdays from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. at Kennedy House Seniors Centre, 11760 88th Ave., North Delta. Drop-in fee 35 cents. “Call ahead to make sure we’re not cancelled that week.” 604-594-2717.

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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 from June 28 to Aug. 30, with opening reception on June 27, 7 p.m. Gallery is located at Bear Creek Park, 88th Ave./King George Blvd. 604-501-5566, Surrey. ca/artgallery. South Surrey/white rock Art Society, founded in 1959, meets on second Monday of month (except July and August), 7 p.m. start, at South Surrey Recreation and Arts Centre, 14601 20th Ave., Surrey (new, permanent meeting site). Info: www.artsociety.ca.

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.

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. Exhibit on view until Sept. 1: “Play On! Water Sports & Recreation of Times Gone By.”

reunionS 40th reunion for delta Senior Secondary and South delta Senior Secondary (classes of 1974) will be held Saturday, Aug. 2 at Sundance Inn (6574 Ladner Trunk Rd., Delta). Tickets $30. Please

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 72nd Ave. in Surrey. Fee $20 per space, $5 additional for a table. Over 40 spaces available. Call or email for info or registration: 604-594-2700.

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: Whiterockfarmersmarket.ca. 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 for local residents to sell and consume a variety of local foods, services and goods. At Cloverdale Fairgrounds, 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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DELTA — As important as the issue may be, it can sometimes be hard to get students to care about science and the environment. For some, the traditional method of textbooks, lectures and tests just don’t seem to get the subject matter to stick. But in the Delta school district they’re trying to engage students using something youth naturally gravitate towards, video games. In partnership with UBC’s Centre for Advanced Landscape Planning, high school students in Delta are helping to develop a video game that will not only allow players to explore Delta in a virtual world, but learn about environmental issues within the municipality. According to Neil Stephenson, the district’s principal of innovation and inquiry, the partnership has allowed students to tackle issues in ways that would not otherwise be available to them in your typical high school courses. “From a teaching and learning perspective we’re really excited about it,” said

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WHITE ROCK — Wendy Bollard is instructing Ben Odberg to take his acting down here, and bring it up a notch there, on a sunny Wednesday evening at Semiahmoo Arts’ studio, a home base for Peninsula Productions. The White Rock-based arts company, which boasts Bollard as its artistic director, is rehearsing Blithe Spirit, by British playwright Noel Coward. The not-for-profit organization’s latest play, set to open on Wednesday, July 9 at Coast Capital Playhouse in White Rock, stars Odenberg as lead male Charles Condomime, who is being haunted by his deceased ex-wife Elvira after a ghost-evoking séance with a medium, Madame Arcati. Coincidentally, the theatre in White Rock is said to be haunted by a few of its own spirits. “This play was written in 1941,” Bollard told the Now. “Noel Coward was living in London at that time and his office and his apartment flat, as they call it, were bombed out during the blitz, so he went on holiday to Wales and he wrote this play in six days. “When it was first performed, people were a bit…” Bollard hesitated. “Because they’re dealing with the occult and death and all that stuff in a very whimsical, fun sort of way, and because the (Second World War) was going on at that time, some people were quite upset. Once the play actually premiered, people loved it because his dialogue is so witty and his banter is so great. At that time, people were sort of dabbling in the occult. It was very popular; it was the longest running play in the west end of London until The Mouse Trap came along.” Blithe Spirit was chosen for its cheeky nature, as Peninsula Productions often produces two plays per year: A fun, light-hearted one in the summer and a more serious, dramatic one in the fall. “For the summer show I’m

always looking for a show that, as we call it, is ‘bums in seats.’ It’s going to be a fun show that people want to come to. And, of course, I want something that I’m going to enjoy directing and researching and that my actors are going to really dig in and have fun and be challenged,” Bollard said. Alongside Odenberg is female lead Lori Tych, as Ruth Condomine (Charles’ second wife), Cherise Clarke as Elvira, Sheila ReaderRomo as Mrs. Bradman, Stefania Wheelhouse as Edith, Andrew Wood as Dr. Bradman and Annabel Kershaw as Madame Arcati. “I think sometimes people think of Noel Coward as if it’s just a light farce,” Bollard said, “but you really have to know how to work this stuff to make it funny, and the pacing is really important and the dialogue and these characters are in these bizarre situations, so they have to be really rooted in reality for it to clip along. Once I knew that I had the cast of actors that could handle it, then I was in – both feet.” Of course, she doesn’t lack praise for her two leading players, revering that Odenberg and Tych – who’ve both had past roles in Peninsula Productions plays – were the best two people she could hope for. “I asked Ben if he would play Charles before I even went out to cast the show, because I knew if I didn’t have that character, that it would be really hard to do the show. Men of that age are harder to come by – as any woman would tell you – than women are,” Bollard said with a laugh. “Of course, I wanted to work with Lori again, and she is such a great actor I could have cast her in any of the female roles.” Based on its rehearsal alone, the actors’ adeptness at pulling off something both engaging and yet steeped in hilarity makes it clear to see that the polished production is sure to be a side-splitter. More theatre-goers than not will likely leave the production in “blithe spirits.” Blithe Spirit previews for

$12 a seat on Wednesday, July 9 at Coast Capital Playhouse (1532 Johnston Rd., White Rock). The show’s run is from July 11 to 26. Tickets are $25 for adults and $20 for students and seniors. Matinees (2:30 p.m. start) are playing on July 13 and 20. kalexandra@ thenownewspaper.com

Peninsula Productions’ staging of Noel Coward’s “Blithe Spirit” stars (from left) Stefania Wheelhouse as maid Edith, Ben Odberg as Charles Condomine, Annabel Kershaw as Madame Arcati and Lori Tych as Ruth Condomine. The comedy runs from July 9 to 26 at Coast Capital Playhouse in White Rock.

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The Gear Along with the many styles of riding come many, many styles of mountain bikes. The key is to find a bike that suits your needs and the type of terrain you will be riding In the Surrey parks a bike with front suspension (known as a hardtail) or a light full-suspension mountain bike will serve most riders well. If getting air on dirt jumps is your jam, you may want to look at a bike specifically designed for this use. Prices for entry level mountain bikes start at $600 - $700. A properly fit helmet is a musthave item and a pair of gloves can save your hands from cuts if you happen to pick a fight with the ground.

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SURREY — To call it mountain biking is somewhat misleading — that is, if you live in Surrey. The term might be more appropriate if used in Marin County, California; the place largely credited for giving rise to the sport during the 1970s. The name would seem tailor-made for Vancouver’s North Shore where in the ‘90s the sport was redefined with extreme riding and wooden stunts that would make even Ewoks jealous. But despite Surrey’s lack of gravity-fuelled terrain, mountain biking has found a home south of the Fraser. “In the early days it was just a question of people with mountain bikes. There were a few trails that were available that weren’t bike trails necessarily but they were available to ride,” said Barry Dalziel co-owner of South Surrey Cycles. Locals were riding trails in areas like Crescent park, Stokes pit, Sunnyside Acres and the Delta Watershed. As the sport’s popularity grew during the late ‘90s, advocacy groups and trail builders began to create a home and voice for a sport that was often frowned upon by municipalities and other trail users. “It really took off when a small group of guys developed an off-road club called Surrey Off Road Cycling Enthusiasts,” said Dalziel. Their mission was to build an advocacy group to encourage biking and create a dedicated mountain bike park within Surrey. “That really was a groundswell of biking in the neighbourhood and everything that came after that was really an offshoot of that particular organization,” said Dalziel. Members of the Surrey Off Road Cycling Enthusiasts, or SORCE, worked together with the City of Surrey to develop the city’s first dedicated mountain bike park in the forest bordering Softball City in South Surrey. At its inception, the park was designed with a variety of trails for beginners and advanced riders as well as a practice area to hold riding camps for kids and adults.

Barry Dalziel, co-owner of South Surrey Cycles, rolls through the mountain bike trail at the South Surrey Bike Park. With five dedicated bike parks in Surrey it’s easy to find a place to ride close to home. (Photo: MATT LAW) “Following the early days we’ve seen a lot of racing in there and we’ve seen a lot of things go from both-wheels-on-the-ground riding to stunts and drops and dirt jumps, so more black diamond stuff,” said Dalziel. And by “black diamond stuff,” Dalziel means that mountain biking has gone through a continued evolution from the proverbial ride-in-the-park to a sport with a lexicon that includes terms like “riding skinnies,” “hucking drops” and “taking dirt naps” — and, no, the last one isn’t a restful sleep with a mud mask. During the past 20 years, mountain bikers pushed the boundaries of the sport which now includes offshoots like dirt jumping, cross country, downhill and freeriding, to

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Where to Go Whether you live in North Surrey, South Surrey or Delta there are trails near your doorstep. The South Surrey Bike Park is home to dirt jumps for varying abilities and a host of crosscountry trails. It is located near the South Surrey Athletic Park on the 1400-block of 20th Avenue. For a more dirt-jump-focused park, visit the Invergarry Bike Park at the corner of Surrey Road and Wallace Drive in North Surrey. This park also features a selection of cross-country trails. Both the South Surrey and Invergarry bike parks are designated as true bike parks so users, such as walkers and runners, are asked to yield to cyclists. The Delta Watershed and Latimer Lake parks also offer a well-rounded selection of trails for riders to enjoy. Several smaller bike parks have been established in Surrey, Cloverdale, Brookswood and Ladner. For more information on these parks, visit www. sorcebikeclub.org.

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MODERN MOUNTIE Surrey RCMP Const. Troy Derrick says he is connecting with youth through the one thing that unites us all: community. STORY BY MICHAEL BOOTH, 8 AND 9

Const. Troy Derrick: “Skateboarding opens the door for me to connect with kids. When they see me skateboarding it humanizes the position.” (Photo: KEVIN HILL)

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Little for Delta in new transportation plan Ambitious document unveiled by Metro Vancouver mayors includes light rail for Surrey and Langley Sandor Gyarmati

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DELTA — Delta wasn’t completely left out of an ambitious transit plan announced last week by the region’s mayors, but it likely won’t matter if there’s no money to pay for it. The Metro Vancouver mayors’ transportation committee say their 10year investment plan, part of an overall 30-year vision, is desperately needed to handle another million people, as well as potentially three million more automobile trips per day, in the region by 2041. The committee is proposing a $7.5-billion expansion that includes replacing the Pattullo Bridge, 27 kilometres of light rail through Surrey and Langley as well as extending the Millennium Line. A number of other improvements are listed, but nothing that can be considered major for South Delta, as well as North Delta, which has a provision in its recently completed area plan for light rail transit. The mayors’ pitch to pay for the plan involves a package that includes an allocation of $250 million from the existing B.C. carbon tax, but Transportation Minister Todd Stone was quick to respond that the provincial government won’t hand over its carbon tax dollars

to TransLink. Noting she supports some aspects of the plan, including light rail through Surrey, Delta Mayor Lois Jackson said she was disappointed the committee included only one representative from south of the Fraser in Surrey Mayor Dianne Watts, even though that’s where most of the population growth will be taking place. “They did come up with, certainly, a comprehensive plan, trying to give something to everyone, particularly Vancouver and Surrey who have the most (Metro Vancouver board of directors) votes,” Jackson told the Optimist this week. “Analyzing what they have offered in terms of Delta, there were two or three things in the Ladner/ Tsawwassen relative to stops and stations, but there was no detail. We have made mention before about park-and-ride and the new (SFPR) freeway and that could be something on their horizon,” she said. While Scott Road could potentially have a B-Line bus if the full plan is carried out, there was no mention of Delta’s preference for light rail, noted Jackson. “I think whatever they do for Surrey will be helping us but, nonetheless, there’s not an awful lot there for us that seems apparent.” Jackson said a new committee will look at a referendum question for the public.

They did come up with, certainly, a comprehensive plan, trying to give something to everyone, particularly Vancouver and Surrey who have the most (Metro Vancouver board of directors) votes.

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